Sharp Aquos S3 mini vs Samsung Galaxy A3 2017
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance |  | IP68 |
| Dimensions | 142.70 x 73.00 x 7.80 mm | 135.40 x 66.20 x 7.90 mm |
| Weight | 140.00 g | 138.00 g |
| Display size | 5.50" | 4.70" |
| Display | Color / IGZO TFT 16M colors 1080 x 2040 px (5.50") 420 ppi | Color / Super AMOLED 16M colors 720 x 1280 px (4.70") 312 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) |
| Playback time (max.) | nd | Audio: 41 h (1.7 days) Video: 17 h (0.7 days) |
| Internet browsing time (max.) | nd | WiFi: 17 h (0.7 days) 3G: 12 h (0.5 days) 4G: 16 h (0.7 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 3020 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 2350 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | Quick Charge | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 64 GB | 16 GB |
| RAM memory | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 256 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 7.1.1 Nougat | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 | Samsung Exynos 7870 |
| Processor clock | 2200 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 508 | ARM Mali-T830 MP1 @700 MHz |
| Touchscreen | | |
| SAR (10g) | | 1,38 W/kg |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) |
| DualSIM mode | dual standby | nd |
| Hybrid DualSIM | nanoSIM, microSD | nd |
| Announced | 1Q 2018 | 1Q 2017 |
| Other names | FS8018 | SM-A320F; SM-A320Y |
| GSM frequencies | 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300, 1900 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1800, 900, 850, 800 |
| CDMA | 850 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | 1900 2000 | 1900 2000 |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 16 Mpx | 13 Mpx |
| Resolution | | 4224x3168 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | AF, f/2.0 | AF, f/1.9 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 20 Mpx | 8 Mpx |
| Resolution | | 3264x2448 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | FF, f/2.0 | FF, f/1.9 |
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 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.20 Mbit/s | 42.00 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | 603.00 Mbit/s | - |
| LTE UP | - | 51.00 Mbit/s |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | class 12 |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.2 | v4.2 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 Type-C | v2.0 Type-C |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | XT9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, WAV, eAAC+ | 3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF |
| Polyphony | | 64 voices |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | 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 | | |