Samsung Galaxy A3 is an entry level business smartphone with 16GB built in memory, 1.5 GHz quad core processor.
I bought this phone to my better part as a Valentines day gift, as I felt really sorry for her seeing her trying to accomplish some business tasks with her older but really stylish Samsung LaFleur model. What I was looking for was a phone with at least 16GB memory, as from my experience with Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime (SM-G532F) 8GB might be too few if you are willing to run apps and not to worry about getting out of storage.
Samsung Galaxy A3
I bought this Samsung Galaxy A3 phone at local MetroMart store in Tbilisi for GEL 699, which equals to about $264. if you are looking to purchase this smartphone online, you could get it much cheaper for some $200. See: Samsung Galaxy A3 on Amazon
Technical details
| NETWORK | Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
|---|
| LAUNCH | Announced | 2015, December |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Available. Released 2015, December |
| BODY | Dimensions | 134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm (5.30 x 2.57 x 0.29 in) |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 132 g (4.66 oz) | |
| Build | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel | |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| DISPLAY | Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 4.7 inches (~69.4% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 720 x 1280 pixels (~312 ppi pixel density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 |
| PLATFORM | OS | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Exynos 7578 |
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| CPU | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 | |
| GPU | Adreno 306 Mali-T720MP2 |
| MEMORY | Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
|---|---|---|
| Internal | 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM |
| CAMERA | Primary | 13 MP, f/1.9, autofocus, LED flash |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | |
| Secondary | 5 MP, f/1.9 |
| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | |
| - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
| COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
|---|---|---|
| Bluetooth | v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) | |
| NFC | Yes (LTE model only) | |
| Radio | FM radio | |
| USB | microUSB v2.0 |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass |
|---|---|---|
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM | |
| Browser | HTML5 | |
| Java | No | |
| - ANT+ support - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer |
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh battery | |
|---|---|---|
| Talk time | Up to 14 h (3G) | |
| Music play | Up to 58 h |
| MISC | Colors | Black, White, Gold, Pink |
|---|---|---|
| SAR EU | 0.49 W/kg (head) 0.62 W/kg (body) |
Table source: Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)
Samsung Galaxy A3
Here is what comes out of the box - a phone, USB cable and an electricity cable for faster charger, earphones and a special pin to remove sim card holder. The model I bough today in Georgia, seems is manufactured for market of Russia and CIS, thus there is an international version (I'm bad at gadget model numbers). This model is not brand new on market, as first time has been released on market December 2015.
Old and new models
Samsung Galaxy A3 is an excellent budget level business class smartphone with blazing speed. Get one on Amazon.