Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 Specs Comparison

Display

Size
4.7-inch	5.3-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 312 PPI	1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 311 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	LCD
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
67.85 %	67.68 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53 64-bit	Octa-core 8x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55 64-bit
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-G52 MP1
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 9.7 GB	64GB, available to use: 46.8 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (11)

Battery

Capacity
2350 mAh	3000 mAh
Type
Not user replaceable	User replaceable
Charging
	Fast charging
Max charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	16 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
8 MP	5 MP

Design

Dimensions
5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 inches (135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm)	5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches (147.1 x 71.6 x 9.2 mm)
Weight
4.87 oz(138.0 g)	6.07 oz(172.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Peach cloud, Blue mist	Black

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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	5.0
Wi-Fi
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C (reversible), Features: Charging, Mass storage device	Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0, Features: Charging
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, 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	Date approved: Jan 27, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMG525F
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: 0.76 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.05 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.82 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017	Mar 04, 2021

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

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