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

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	4.7-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI	1280x720px, 312 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
85.82 %	67.85 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 (12 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x 2.0GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G52 MC2	Mali-T830 MP2
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 46.9 GB	16GB, available to use: 9.7 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (11, 10), Samsung One UI	Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

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

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 53min

Gaming

7h 32min

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Gaming

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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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD)	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
25 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
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, USB 2.0	Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
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(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 40(2300)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 08, 2020	Jan 02, 2017

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

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