Samsung Galaxy A41 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 08, 2020	Jan 02, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.90 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches 149.9 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm	5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 inches 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.36 oz / 152.0 g	4.87 oz / 138.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism Crush black, Prism Crush white, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red	Black sky, Gold sand, Peach cloud, Blue mist

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 85.82% screen-to-body	4.7-inch, 67.85% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI	1280x720px, 312 PPI

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

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 (12 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G52 MC2	Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (11, 10)	Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Polymer	2350 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 53min

Gaming

7h 32min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
25 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
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, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	40
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 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
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 0.74 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.94 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

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