Samsung Galaxy A3 2016

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Model: It is easy to tell from upgrades whether manufacturers actually listen to end-users’ comments (or complaints). From the release of the 2016 Samsung Galaxy A3, it is apparent that Samsung's personal has indeed listened. This upgrade offers users with an improved mid-range smartphone with a metal frame and a significantly enhanced screen albeit with a heftier price tag. At the first glance, it does not bear the looks of a mid-range priced phone. The sturdy metal frame gives it a solid and premium feel all around. The A series is supposed to be just below the Galaxy S series and it is no doubt that it takes some of its design values from its high-end sibling. In some ways, it looks even better than the S7 because of the full metal design compared to the S7’s glass back. This is in particular true for the back side.

The dimensions of the A3 measure at 134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm and it weighs 132 grams. This makes single-handed operation of the A3 a breeze (which is rare nowadays). It is equipped with a 4.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280 pixels by 720 pixels and a pixel density of 331 PPI. In addition, the display is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 4, thus making the A3 more durable. The stunning display cuts an edge for the A3 in comparison to its rivals. The A series usually loses in the price to specs war when compared with other budget phones from Chinese manufacturers, but it truly outperforms many of them when it comes to display quality. The device runs on Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) and is upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow). It is powered by the Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Exynos 7578 quad-core chipset with 1.5 GB of RAM. This makes the A3 suitable for minor gaming.

The internal storage of the Galaxy A3 has the capacity of 16 GB and it comes with a MicroSD expansion slot, which allows adding up to 256 GB. Its 13 MP rear facing snapper combined with a 5 MP front camera boost its capacity of delivering clear photos with multiple functions and modes. Both cameras with aperture of f1.9 are also capable of low-light shooting and recording 1080p videos at 30 fps. Samsung offers single- and dual-sim variants of the A3. Connectivity is supported by WiFi, A-GPS and Bluetooth. In addition, it comes with an FM radio receiver, which is something rare even in flagship devices. The Galaxy A3 is available in four color variants, which are black, white, gold and pink. It has a 2300 mAh battery, which is capable of lasting up to 14 hours of talk time. Despite the lack of a fingerprint sensor, the Galaxy A3 still stands out as a head-turner considering its price factor. The A3’s overall mid-range specs make it more attractive compared to the less pricey OnePlus X. It is certainly idyllic for those who require a smaller phone with great display quality and decent performance. This phone won’t do too well with people who like to game on their mobile phones.

Hands-on article by Jagadisa Rajarathnam

ARM Mali-T720 MP2: Integrated graphics card in ARM based SoCs. Can be configured with up to 8 cores (T720 MP8) and 650 MHz core clock (at 28nm). Supports OpenGL ES 3.1, OpenCL 1.1, DirectX 11 FL9_3, and Renderscript. These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible. » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
7578: Mid-Range SoC of 2016 with four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.5 GHz.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
4.7":

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0.131 kg:

Only few smartphones are more lightweight than this.

Samsung: The Samsung Group is composed of numerous international businesses, all united under the Samsung brand in South Korea. The meaning of the Korean word Samsung is "tristar" or "three stars". The Samsung brand is one of the most important brands of South Korea. Samsung is an international notebook manufacturer of medium size according market shares and reviews.

In 2015 and 2016, Samsung had a market share of around 24-25% in the global smartphone market and was undisputed market leader. In the laptop sector, Samsung is on the 8th place in the global manufacturer rankings from 2014-2016 with 1.7-2.7%.

In 2016 Samsung slipped into a crisis due to exploding smartphone batteries and a failed recall action.

82.28%: This rating should be considered to be average. This is because the proportion of notebooks which have a higher rating is approximately equal to the proportion which have a lower rating.
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