Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A70 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017	Mar 26, 2019

Design

Dimensions
5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 inches 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm	6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches 164.3 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
Weight
4.87 oz / 138.0 g	6.46 oz / 183.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical 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	Black, Pink, Blue, White

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 67.85% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.97% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 312 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 675 SM6150 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 460
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 612
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2350 mAh	4500 mAh
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 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	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	32 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C, 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, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
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	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
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, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 21, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA320F	Date approved: Mar 28, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA705FN
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: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.25 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.89 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.38 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

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