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Samsung Galaxy A3
SM-A300X, SM-A300M, SM-A300F, SM-A300G, SM-A300M, SM-A300XZ| Global Score | |
| 69.9 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.89 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 245 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1900mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 12 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 Active has an overall score of 81.9, which is much better than Galaxy A3's general score of 69.9. The Galaxy S8 Active is a newer cellphone than Galaxy A3, but it's noticeably thicker and heavier. The Galaxy S8 Active features just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A3, because although it has a 32-bits CPU instead of 64-bits and doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a greater number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a more vivid display than Galaxy A3, because it has a larger screen, a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a lot greater screen density. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active shoots a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy A3, because it has a way better (4K) video resolution and a way higher 12 MP resolution back facing camera.
Galaxy S8 Active counts with a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A3, because it has more internal storage and a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy S8 Active has a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A3, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 1900mAh.
Galaxy S8 Active costs the same than Samsung Galaxy A3.
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