Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
| Type | Touch | Touch | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance | IP68 | IP68 |  | |
| Dimensions | 135.40 x 66.20 x 7.90 mm | 146.10 x 71.40 x 7.90 mm | 158.40 x 74.70 x 7.80 mm | 167.70 x 78.00 x 9.10 mm |
| Weight | 138.00 g | 159.00 g | 169.00 g | 201.00 g |
| Display size | 4.70" | 5.20" | 6.40" | 6.60" |
| Display | Color / Super AMOLED 16M colors 720 x 1280 px (4.70") 312 ppi | Color / Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 x 1920 px (5.20") 424 ppi | Color / Super AMOLED 16M colors 720 x 1560 px (6.40") 268 ppi | Color / PLS TFT 16M colors 90 Hz 1080 x 2408 px (6.60") 399 ppi |
| Display protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
 | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display | | | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 3G: 1020 min. (17.0 h) | 3G: 960 min. (16.0 h) | 3G: 1560 min. (26.0 h) | 4G: 3120 min. (52.0 h) |
| Playback time (max.) | Audio: 41 h (1.7 days) Video: 17 h (0.7 days) | Audio: 53 h (2.2 days) Video: 19 h (0.8 days) | Audio: 82 h (3.4 days) Video: 21 h (0.9 days) | Audio: 96 h (4.0 days) Video: 20 h (0.8 days) |
| Internet browsing time (max.) | WiFi: 17 h (0.7 days) 3G: 12 h (0.5 days) 4G: 16 h (0.7 days) | WiFi: 18 h (0.8 days) 3G: 13 h (0.5 days) 4G: 16 h (0.7 days) | WiFi: 13 h (0.5 days) 3G: 12 h (0.5 days) 4G: 13 h (0.5 days) | WiFi: 21 h (0.9 days) 4G: 21 h (0.9 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 2350 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 3000 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 4000 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Po 5000 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | Fast Charging | |  |
| Wireless battery charging | | | | |
| Internal memory | 16 GB | 32 GB | 32 GB | 128 GB, 64 GB |
| End-user memory | | 23.1 GB | 21.7 GB | 105 GB |
| RAM memory | 2 GB | 3 GB | 3 GB | 6 GB, 4 GB |
| Memory cards | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 256 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 256 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 512 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 1000 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie | Android 13 |
| Interface | - | - | - | One UI 5.0 |
| Processor | Samsung Exynos 7870 | Samsung Exynos 7880 | Samsung Exynos 7884 | - |
| Processor clock | 1600 MHz | 1900 MHz | 1600 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| GPU | ARM Mali-T830 MP1 @700 MHz | ARM Mali-T830 MP3 @650 MHz | - | - |
| Touchscreen | | | | |
| SAR (10g) | 1,38 W/kg | 1,39 W/kg | | |
| DualSIM | | | | |
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) |
| DualSIM mode | nd | nd | dual standby | dual standby |
| Hybrid DualSIM | nd | nd | | |
| Announced | 1Q 2017 | 1Q 2017 | 1Q 2019 | 1Q 2023 |
| Other names | SM-A320F; SM-A320Y | SM-A520F | SM-A205F/DS | SM-A145F |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1800, 900, 850, 800 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1800, 900, 850, 800 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1800, 900, 850, 800 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1800, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300 |
| Standard 5G | | | | |
| CDMA | | | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | 1900 2000 | 1900 2000 | | |
| UMA | | | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | | | |
| Camera type | | | | Standard |
| Photo matrix | 13 Mpx | 16 Mpx | 13 Mpx | 50 Mpx |
| Resolution | 4224x3168 px | 4608x3456 px | | |
| Optical zoom | | | | |
| Digital zoom | | | | 10x |
| Flash | LED | LED | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | 1920x1080 px | 1920x1080 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | H.263, H.264, H.264 - 30 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | AF, f/1.9 | AF, f/1.9 | f/1.9 | AF, f/1.8 |
| Second camera | | | | |
| Camera type | nd | nd | | Wide-angle |
| Photo matrix | nd | nd | 5 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | nd | nd | | |
| Flash | nd | nd | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | nd | | |
| Video formats | nd | nd | H.263, H.264, H.264 - 30 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | nd | nd | f/2.2 | FF, f/2.2 |
| Third camera | | | | |
| Camera type | nd | nd | nd | Macro |
| Photo matrix | nd | nd | nd | 2 Mpx |
| Sensor size | nd | nd | nd | 1/5 |
| Pixel size | nd | nd | nd | 1,75 µm |
| Resolution | nd | nd | nd | 1600x1200 px |
| Optical zoom | nd | nd | nd | |
| Flash | nd | nd | nd | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | nd | nd | |
| Video formats | nd | nd | nd | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | nd | nd | nd | FF, f/2.4 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | | | |
| Camera type | | | | Portrait |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 16 Mpx | 8 Mpx | 13 Mpx |
| Resolution | 3264x2448 px | 4608x3456 px | | |
| Optical zoom | | | | |
| Flash | | | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | | | |
| Video resolution | | 1920x1080 px | | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | H.263, H.264, H.264 - 30 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | FF, f/1.9 | FF, f/1.9 | f/2.0 | FF, f/2.0 |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | | | |
| Proximity | | | | |
| Light | | | | |
| Magnetometer | | | | |
| Gyroscope | | | | |
| Barometer | | | | |
| Altimeter | | | | |
| Gravity | | | | |
| Hall-effect | | | | |
| Iris scanner | | | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | | | |
| Thermometer | | | | |
| Hygrometer | | | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | | | |
| HSDPA | 42.00 Mbit/s | 42.00 Mbit/s | | 21.10 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s | | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | | | |
| HSPA+ | | | | |
| LTE DL | - | - | | - |
| LTE UP | 51.00 Mbit/s | 51.00 Mbit/s | | - |
| WIMAX+ | | | | |
| GPRS | class 12 | class 12 | | |
| EDGE | | | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.2 | v4.2 | v5.0 | v5.1 |
| A2DP Profile | | | | |
| HDMI | | | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | v802.11 b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | | | |
| WiFi Display | | | | |
| DLNA | | | | |
| Miracast | | | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | | | |
| IrDA | | | | |
| USB | v2.0 Type-C | v2.0 Type-C | v2.0 Type-C | v2.0 Type-C |
| GPS | | | | |
| A-GPS | | | | |
| GLONASS | | | | |
| Beidou | | | | |
| Galileo | | | | |
| QZSS | | | | |
| NFC | | | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | | | |
| Conferency | | | | |
| Call forwarding | | | | |
| Push To Talk | | | | |
| Instant Messenger | | | | |
| SMS | | | | |
| EMS | | | | |
| MMS | | | | |
| Dictionary | XT9 | XT9 | XT9 | T9 |
| Swype | | | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | | | |
| RSS Reader | | | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | | | |
| MP3 | | | | |
| Stereo speakers | | | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | | | |
| Sound formats | 3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF | 3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF | AAC, AAC+, AMR, WAV, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, MID, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTX, WAV, XMF, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | 64 voices | 64 voices | | |
| Video ringtone | | | | |
| Ring composer | | | | |
| Games | | | | |
| Java | ART | ART | ART | ART |
| Videophone | | | | |
| DVB-H television | | | | |
| TV-Out | | | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | | | |
| Stopwatch | | | | |
| Alarm | | | | |
| Calculator | | | | |
| Currency converter | | | | |
| Organizer | | | | |
| Calendar | | | | |
| Flight mode | | | | |
| SyncML | | | | |
| Data and fax | | | | |
| Screensaver | | | | |
| Themes | | | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | | | |
| Voice dial | | | | |
| Speakerphone | | | | |
| Recorder | | | | |
| Vibrations | | | | |