Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Specs Comparison

Display

Size
4.7-inch	6.6-inch
Resolution
1280 x 720 px, 312 PPI	2400 x 1080 px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
67.85 %	84.30 %
Peak brightness
	550 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Exynos 1480 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core, 1600 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit	Octa-core, 4x 2.7GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Yes
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	8GB
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 9.7 GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (14)
Device type
Smartphone	Smartphone

Battery

Capacity
2350 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Not user replaceable	Not user replaceable
Charging
	Fast charging
Max charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 36min

Browsing

17h 7min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 39min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Specifications: Aperture size: F1.9	50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Specifications: Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Specifications: Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Specifications: Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Features: Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Front
8 MP	32 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

132

Overall

140

Photo

123

Video

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Design

Dimensions
5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 inches (135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm)	6.34 x 3.05 x 0.00 inches (161.1 x 77.4 8.2 mm)
Weight
4.87 oz(138.0 g)	7.51 oz(213.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	In-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Peach cloud, Blue mist	Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Cellular

5G
	Bands 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.3
Wi-Fi
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C (reversible), Features: Charging, Mass storage device	Type-C (reversible), Features: Charging
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 21, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA320F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 0.74 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.94 W/kg

Buyers information

Price
	$ 489

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017	Mar 11, 2024

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