Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A6+ Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)
7.5
Samsung Galaxy A6+
Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Samsung Galaxy A6+
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · May 22, 2018
4.7-inch · 1280x720px
6.0-inch · 2220x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
2GB · 16GB
3GB · 32GB
2350 mAh
3500 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 May 02, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 inches
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
6.31 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches
160.2 x 75.7 x 7.9 mm
Weight
4.87 oz / 138.0 g 6.74 oz / 191.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Peach cloud, Blue mist Black, Gold, Lavender, Blue

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 67.85% screen-to-body 6.0-inch, 75.31% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 312 PPI 2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 411 PPI
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) 1.7 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 506
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2350 mAh 3500 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal Length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 24 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2, Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM, RDS, Recording option
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40 38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 21, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMA320F
Date approved: Apr 07, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMA605F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.45 W/kg
Body: 0.74 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.94 W/kg
Head: 0.24 W/kg
Body: 0.97 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.33 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg
Phablet: 1.96 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM Yes
with 64 GB storage
Memory 4GB/64GB
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