Entry-level · 2017

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Our Take

Camera shares the Xiaomi Redmi Pro's main sensor

Best for

Strength AMOLED screen

Watch out No more updates, HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if Long video-watching sessions

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Full specifications

Display

4.7″ · Super AMOLED · 720 × 1280 · 60 Hz

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

4.7"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

720 × 1280 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Not listed

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Performance

Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm) · 8-core 1.6 GHz · Mali-T830 MP1

Chipset

Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)

Current CPU tier

Unknown

CPU

8-core, 1.6 GHz

GPU

Mali-T830 MP1

Process

14 nm

CPU layout

8x Cortex A53 1.6 GHz

Software & updates

Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) · 2-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

13 MP f/1.9 main · 8 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

13 MP f/1.9

Front camera

8 MP f/1.9

Main sensor

Sony IMX258, 1/3.06", 1.12µm

Entry-level sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi Redmi Pro , Sony Xperia XA

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

2350 mAh

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

2350 mAh

Lab endurance

93:00h

Removable

Memory

2 GB RAM · 16 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

2 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

16 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

4.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20

Build & Design

138 g · 7.9 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

135.4 mm

Width

66.2 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

138 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone X

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

Lighter in hand

138 g vs 174 g

Lower performance tier

Unknown vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Starts with less storage

16 GB vs 64 GB baseline

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S8

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Lighter in hand

138 g vs 155 g

Lower-resolution screen

720 × 1280 vs 1440 × 2960 resolution · 4.7″ vs 5.8″ screen

Lower performance tier

Unknown vs Lower mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 30 fps video · 13 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.7 main

Smaller battery capacity

2,350 mAh vs 3,000 mAh battery

Full comparison

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