Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 30, 2016	Jan 02, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm	5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 inches 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.42 oz / 182.0 g	4.87 oz / 138.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Blue	Black sky, Gold sand, Peach cloud, Blue mist

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 74.51% screen-to-body	4.7-inch, 67.85% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI	1280x720px, 312 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

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

Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2100 MHz ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Yes	Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion	2350 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	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	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40	40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
	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

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Specs	Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Review