Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

  • Released 2015, December
    132g, 7.3mm thickness
    Android 5.1.1, up to 7.0
    16GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 4.7"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 1.5GB RAM
    Exynos 7578
  • 2300mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
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 Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~69.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Exynos 7578
Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 306
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 16GB 1.5GB RAM
Main Camera Single 13 MP, f/1.9, AF
Features LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 5 MP, f/1.9
Video
Sound 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 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 ANT+
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
Models SM-A310F, SM-A310M, SM-A310Y, SM-A310N0
SAR 1.31 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head)     0.62 W/kg (body)    
Price About 130 EUR

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) - User Reviews

  • Guys i need help where can i find proximity in this device it says i must have blocked it

  • This is a very good phone. I've used since it came in. Camera is excellent ! I recommend it to everyone who likes small phones .

  • Had my A3/6 Duos since it was released. Been very reliable. Great low end phone. Only downside, - the 2nd SIM slot will only operate as 2G

  • Used it for a year had some troubles with eyesight beacause of its dimming and increasing brightness in a shock, then thrown in It in a dustbin!

  • Been Awhile Using This Phone With 2 Other Phones. Can Say A3'16 Is Decent & The Camera Is Good.

  • i have been using dis a3 for long time bt wheneva I charge it the battery doesn't get full idk y

  • But its really slow takes long to move apps pictures with this outdated processor so not worth it and you can't move full apps or use it as adaptable storage. Now midrange phones are 10x more powerful and flagships are 10x more powerful than midrange

  • GPS sensor stopped working altogether. I tried troubleshooting using gps toolbox to no avail. The didnt catch any gps signal although i was outdoors for hours. Anyone experienced the same problem? Is it possibly hardware problem?

  • Anyone has a problem with GPS sensor not functioning? I have tried troubleshooting with gps toolbox but the phone didnt catch gps signal at all. Is it hardware problem?

  • problem for screen brightnes level

  • 256 GB. It's in the info thing

  • Some a3s batch had a problem with motherboards The charging port could have blown or become faulty happen to Or could be battery or charger

  • Humble Greetings :) Needing *Advice or suggestions on the situation with my phone*. I've been charging my phone for the passed 19 hours and its still shows the battery at 0%, and as soon as you take off the charger it dies. Your Help is greatly Appreciated.

  • Yes. It's not very easy but possible. Need help?

  • My samsung galaxy A 3 2016 needs a replacement of the touch screen . Essentially because I need to retrieve photographs that I have clicked. Is it possible. This was purchased in Dubai UAE

  • every samsung phone after late-mid- 2015 has smart switch before that it was kies

  • Recently, Purchase This Second Hand Device In A Very Low & Affordable Price. Since I Used This Handset Before Is Okay To Use Again For Normal Use!

  • I want to know is this phone is having smart switch feature?

  • no. it only supports 2.4 ghz vhannel wifi no matter it is embedded with an exynos chip or a s410 chip

  • MicrosdCard slot till which Gb

  • Did Samsung stop Google assistant for this device?

  • Yes, its support USB on The Go

  • Final optionTry to Factory resetting... 1. Backup Your data to Samsung Account 2. Backup Your WhatApps Chat Data to Google Drive 3. Setting>>About phone>>Reset>>Factory Data Reset (Follow the steps) 4. After reset finis, follow the steps like New phone starting, at last steps Phone as to restore your Data (choose restore), When you Install Whatapps open and enter your account Number, then choose restore your chat Data (don't miss this one unless you want to overwrite your chat data)

  • does it support 5 g wifi for drone

  • I can't get the proximity sensor working.PLEASE HELP screen dark even when the sensor isn't covered

  • A3 2016 support usb otg, but mhl support?

  • Asphalt 9 not compatible on play store but it runs find during my testing get all from apptoide Fortnite barely supports a s7 right now maybe the s6 and newer models of the a series but they'd no real chance

  • Can someone tell me the exact price of this phone in Nigeria at present. August 2018

  • Samsung galaxy A series are best in durability, but under-powered.

  • otg working

  • Will fortnite work on it and asphalt 9

  • Very durable phone. Have accidentally dropped it on asphalt on multiple occasions without a protective case but it survived without a scratch. With a protective casing it is undamaged after 2 years of use. I like that when updated this phone can be protected from unwanted shutdown in case it gets stolen. Even mobile data and location can't be turned off while you can remotely see the location of this on a map. This phone is hard to steal and get away with. The flashlight brightness is adjustable and is enough for navigating in the dark. The flashlight can be turned on from the status bar and without opening with a pin. Another useful feature is that you can display your name on the lock screen from settings. Therefore if it's lost and found by someone they know whom it belongs to.

  • Clean the port its not recognising all the pins if it won't connect to pc If it's on ac but says usb do the same your not getting the power true different charger if not clear cache or reset or get the port checked

  • My phone always recognize usb charger when I pulgged it into AC, I try diffrent charger and cable but no luck, I test the charger with other phone and it works fine. Also my computer wont recognize my A3 anymore since this happen. Any suggestion??

  • Very good phone and reliable. No problems if good care taken. Battery also very good

  • You can put a micro sd card if you use only 1 nano sim card. I use a nano sim + micro sd card on this phone. Or you can use 2 nano sim without a micro sd card. Reset your phone to factoring settings and install your apps and settings again, you will get more empty space on internal memory too.

  • very good phone. no problem till date. good compact size nice screen fast and smooth. i am happy with it

  • Struggles with memory space, I now have less on my phone than when I first got it, and it tells me my storage is really full and the slot for a memory card is just a large sim card slot so I can't put in a memory card cant take photos and can't update any of the apps at all.

  • problem when you want to up-to-date or to install apps

  • Reset it on settings

  • the keyboard wont pop up when i press the screen to write. I have to close the app or even restart my phone to pop up the keyboard. Can someone tell should be done, i do not understand why don't work properly? Thanks,

  • you mean.. link, please..?

  • Link

  • there's online instructions, just google it.. and if u're not good, better leave it to a pro...it'll be done in an hour.

  • So how do you unlock it Instructions plz

  • yup, just unlocked 4 cores to 8 total too.. see how it goes now. :-)

  • you really unlocked the cores? i believe the Exynos' 8 cores is not activated all 8 simultaneously, but rather 4 high performance cores, and 4 low power cores which switched to either one. Samsung has power saving mode, and when it is disabled i feel the speed.

  • I dont know why samsung locked this phone at 4 cores while the exynos cpu can perform at 8 cores. After I unlocked the cores, it run faster than ever and the battery life remains the same.

  • samsung will lose big $$$!!!by not releasing another great midrange small screen phone..mark my words. skipping a3 & a5 is big mistake.

  • A great little phone if you don’t like big ones. The clarity is very good and the screen is nice and bright. A good all round phone .

  • Need to check why Malaysia did not receive the OTA for Nougat for Samsung A3 2016?

  • So it's stable

  • If you want the real a3 6 in your pocket. Root the phone an flash-it with a custom room like mine "revolution" You will have 8 cores,good battery life and a super responsive phone.

  • everything works fine in nougat update except that it goes of when battery is 20 percent..another issue it drains battery fast from 97% to 70%..what is the problem

  • Need to find a way to unlock the other 4 cores on the exynos7580 model

  • As I see only Malaysia did not have Nougat update? latest update with dec 2017 still 6.0.1

  • Hello, I got this phone at October 27th, 2017 and it came with the Nougat 7.0 update! In my experience, I had no lag or Wireless problems! If you really want to go back to Marshmallow then you can Flash it back to your phone at: Thanks for reading, Olias ~

  • yeah... i also got the same problem. till the update to nougat it worked VERY fine. but after updation its very lag... mostly every time its hanging... and network conectivity also have some problem. i recommend not get the update as it ruins your phone, because now i cant even use my watsapp properly as it is before and with battery, it works fine as it before and this phone is 1and half years old.... so that f***ing updation got my phone ruined my advice not update to ANDROID NOUGAT in india... its just waste

  • when is the new a3 2018 coming out ?

  • Very Excellent & Durable Device! For A Mid-Range!

  • I buy this phone new and it is perfect.Battery is like first day.I drop him in water 2 times and he is working.One girl in my school run over him and nothing happend.(with S case and tempered glass)

  • Latest Update Is Important That Mostly Includes Bug Fix & Security Patches. I Am Currently Using The Latest Update That I Receive Few Weeks Ago. The Icon Update (Gallery & Email) Look So New Like S8, Just Why Never Include Samsung Experiences In The Recent Update!

  • Good thing I didn't download the latest update/..thanks for the comments

  • I baught this phone when it was released and never had a problem with the battery swelling. Maybe its a defect on your device bud mine never gave any problems. Still an amazing device

  • It is phone's original battery, I didn't expect the problem like swelling because it can cause a blast. I agree with you a good phone but I think the quality could be higher.

  • It Doesn't Swell On My A3 (2016), It Seem That Your Battery Is The Problem That Cause The Swelling. A3 (2016) Is One Of The Best Mid Range Out Of The Market, Quite Snappy & Runs Most Of The Game Perfectly.

  • Hi guys, if you want to buy this phone I don't recommend it. I have been using this phone since March 2016 and now phone's battery swelled up and lifted the back glass.

  • Brought Today Just For My Job.................. A3"6" Nice Premium Design, Slight Lag & Lack Of OIS & HDR -______________-" It's Ok . Mainly Using It For Work. Consider This As A Mid Range Device (37K), Not Too Bad Still Better Than J Series After All.

  • my phone is bringing retail mode

  • How can you enable the locked 4 cores on android 7 It has two clusters a53 and a57 the a57 is locked ???????????

  • Interesting that in Japan was launched a smartphone visually very similar to the Galaxy A3 2016, but with more battery (3000mAh), RAM (3 GB) and internal memory (32 GB): Galaxy Feel (SC-04J).

  • It was very amazing device but exactly after 13 month its unit suddenly went purple

  • hahahahaha genious!

  • As I am accident prone I requested a cheaper option of the Galaxy 7.The Phone Co.suggested I try the A3.It cost Half the price I was paying and although it's smaller(which I prefer)It's amazing.I am constantly finding new features.The memory is HUGE and the battery lasts a lot longer than my previous phone.As I call international No's I was impressed with the dual sim option.The best yet....I dropped it into the bath and allowed it to dry out and HEY PRESTO!IT CAME BACK ON.Can not compliment this model enough.

  • Amazing handset. I love it.

  • Switch it on dude!

  • I buy

  • Android 7 seems fine

  • After upgrading to 7.0 my A3 was very slow. I did reset and resolved but now it does not capture GPS signal ... What can I do?

  • does this phone have adoptable storage?

  • Finally there is a patch released for Nougat that fixes the charging issue.

  • i am using this device for a year now every thing is awsome in this device but recently the nougat update has brought a battry bug to it. its not as good as it was in marshmallow or lollipop and its not even lasting a single day have to charge by the of the day

  • for battery improvemet ,try to disable improve accuracy in location setting and disable use current location in weather forecast app its work on my a3

  • I also had some problems with Android 7 and i downgraded to 6.0.1.

  • Baqwaaas batery timing &camera is also not so good

  • It doesn't matter anymore as i sold my A3... i got bored of waiting Nougat update and phone wasn't really that good anyway. No more Samsung phones for me but i have Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) and that did receive Nougat update couple of months ago :) For some reason Samsung's tablets get updates faster than phones, at least here in Finland.

  • I am disappointed with nougat on A3 2016, performance down, killing battery, apps crashing intermitently, wifi is crap, overall it's a bit of sh.t. I would never update if I know this.

  • Don't upgrade. My phone is slow with android 7. I can't downgrade back :(

  • Drain it to 0 then charge it off Or clear cache in recovery mode

  • After nouget 7 update the poblam is wifi network some time wifi is disconected..plz tell me solution...

  • Amazing performance upgrade after Nougat, but at the cost of battery life... I swear I charge it twice often now :,)

  • Exactly same problem. After Android 7 update, it won't charge above 86%. :S

  • After the Nougat update does not charge above 86%.Since this happens to many people I believe the will be an update

  • Dear my dude If you see the back panel near the volume button you can understand that battery puff. and it means that battery will power less than before. replace the battery may fix the issue.

  • my mobile A3 2016 is switched off suddenly, when i was watching video what to do?

  • Mine charges until 87%...

  • Im getting 24hrs battery life on nougat...i was getting about 36hrs on marshmallow. Also sot on msm was 7hrs and now is bit below 5hrs on nougat. They advertised about 10% better battery life on nougat but its 30% worse than before. Would never upgrade if i knew that

  • Battery sucks on nougat...

  • I want Nougat but it's STILL NOT available in Finland! Frikkin' Slowsung._.

  • the battery is really bad after update to 7.0 everything else...better

  • Feels the phone better with Android 7 update than with Android 6?? I just read regrets from updaters, who wanted back to Android 6!!!

  • Phone will not charge past 85% after the Nougat update.

  • A3

  • What's better this phone or prime ?

  • Got update today in Croatia

  • Just got update in UK today

  • Still no nougat SM-A310F in France but I was so impatient I flashed a 7.0 rom from Germany and that's done!

  • Still no Nougat for my SM-A310f in Finland... *sigh*

  • Reset the keyboard on settings and clear data

  • Moto c is sheet it compares to the j series

  • I mean Moto C with Nougat has multiwindow mode with only 1gb of RAM.

  • I highly doubt that's the case as new Moto C has only 1gb RAM and it has Nougat out of the box. But Moto C uses vanilla Android and Samsung uses TouchWiz so maybe skinned versions of Android require more RAM for certain features, idk.

  • Is there any heating problems???

  • It may be because there isn't enough RAM. Not sure though.

  • Im just wondering, when will the Nougat 7.0 update arrive in the UK/England?

  • yap me too, last time when they update to lolipop, I have the same problem. well, in my experience that what we can do is report to samsung and wait for the next update patch

  • Does anybody has lags on keyboard after updating on 7.0. pls answer someone its so anoying. how to fix this ?

  • You from?

  • finally... I got it yesterday...I was starting to resign...I guess better late than never

  • Nice to see update is expanding it's availability through Europe but still waiting in Finland...

  • Got 7.0 update today in Slovenia and its very nice and smooth but there is no multi window function so that's weird

  • Updated nougat today. I'm from Serbia!

  • Bro does the phone supports Volte after nought update

  • Yes

  • Is this better that J5 prime ?

  • Mine is Made in Vietnam, I just update into Nougat. Very smooth and cool!

  • I live in Morocco, i didn't get nougat update yet, I'm tired of waiting :/

  • Indonesia, until now there is no problem in use, no multi screen and blue light filter

  • In Which country do you live ?

  • i buy in kuwait...good and compact mobile to use.best buy. perfect display size like iphone. battery also good.

  • nougat update at a310f/ds today, no multi screen and no game disturb option, but the phone work smoothly

  • When it will launch in india..?

  • samsung best mobile a3 2016

  • Which model you have ? If it is A310F or A310F/DS then you can install German OS on your mobile.

  • am in Africa. can I update the German version of the nougat update?

  • NO

  • does it have fingerprint scaner? is it water resistent?

  • Does this phone Support Multiwindow after N update.?

  • Best phone i have used lot smart phones but it is better.. and now as i have nougat its like ice on the cake

  • Still waiting here too in Finland :/

  • I didn't get nougat update yet :/ and i can't wait any longer

  • Multi screen on a 4.7" device that is only 720p. Not sure about that.

  • cool apparently

  • i have wait this nougat update for 2 month has any problem if flash nougat update from other region like german i am from albania and waiting for the SEE nougat update

  • Android 7.0 Nougat is classic. Its light and smooth just upgraded my A3(2016) Cool DATA Saver and multi screen. Try it.

  • Anyone know what are the features got after Naought update in Samsung A3?

  • Whare u live..??

  • Hello, Received Nougat update today.. Did anyone updated the phone to nougat? How the phone's performance after the nougat update.?

  • I'm using this phone honestly this is amazing. 1.5 GB of RaM is working more then 3 GB and new Nougat Experience is awesome. Other features like Camera, Display and Processor etc.. are incredible. It's more than a smart phone.

  • It happened to me once. I thought it was dead, but i tried something that saves my phone. I tried the wall charger that came with the box and used my original sony usb cable. Then, i plugged it in but was shown 0% at first but after a few seconds later it charged to 1% until 100% 1hr 30mins later. You give it a try maybe you will revive your phone. Btw, never use OTG until the phone shuts down. Otherwise the battery will go flat out.

  • This phone was very good, when it actually worked. The battery gets to a point where it doesn't charge and reaches 0%. It then powers off and will not charge. This has happened twice to me. The first time I thought it was my fault because it had previously been dropped and so I paid the insurance for a replacement (only £50). However, once I got the replacement, I had only used it for about 2 weeks and then it happened again. It was not damaged or dropped so therefore it must be a manufacturing fault. Not impressed

  • I installed the German Nougat rom on my A310 yesterday, no problems so far. Both battery usage and responsiveness have improved, but that could also be because I made a factory reset...

  • they delayed again on nougat update, meh..

  • Nice phone. I have it for several months and it works nicely for the average user. Has anyone have an idea when the update is going to take place??? I am from Greece and I am still waiting for this moment.

  • superb phone!

  • Same here in Finland, still waiting... i don't think anyone from Europe has received it yet. Just have to wait...

  • when nougat update will release ?? from uk ?? I still waiting

  • No Multi Window is included...

  • Yes, Multi-Window sometimes it is really helpfull but 1.5GB of RAM, that won't be possible :(.... Nougat User: Is this function included?

  • I went to Software shop & updated my cell to Nougat through OTA

  • how to update sir? tell me plz

  • You would really want multi window on a 4.7inch screen

  • Only single issue in my A310F that is.. Its taking about 2 hours of being full charged.. Its charge during was about 60 to 70 minutes on MARSHMALLOW.. However, on Nougat, battery life has enhanced about an hour...

  • Mine is A310F & I updated through OTA

  • what samsung version do you use? A310F/ds?

  • Updated to Nougat, yesterday.. still no issue appeared

  • Android 7 with just 1.5GB of RAM?! It can't be good! Is Multi-Window or Multi-Screen possible on A3 2016 Nougat???

  • what version do you have? A310F or A310F/ds?

  • screen gone black

  • My a310f works great with nougat. Looks like all new samsung

  • Samsung already postponed about 3 times that I saw in turkey website about noigat update.. well just waiting for nougat update in global market and yeah, my samsung is A310F/DS. will it be skinned down nougat?

  • Have you updated through OTA or Odin?

  • i just update my software and its still the same.. if the newest update just fixing bugs.. samsung you can get outta here..

  • Yes..in fact that is also the version that I have...the octa core 7580 but only with 4 cores active.

  • Looool Mine has exynos 7580 octa 4core active

  • I have Exynos 7578 variant,I'm starting to belive I won't get the update either,although the update has been released last week I did not get anything!...

  • Nougat relased

  • True. THESE variants will get Nougat. but SD410 will get a skinned down Nougat.

  • When update in pakistan?any information

  • The mali gpu ons is used in a5 and a7 and they gotold nougat

  • My phone has exynos processor,when will i get nougat? Many countrys in europe get it but mine still not :/

  • No! Just kidding dude. I don't need update now because I have sold my A310F

  • It's the same generation as Snapdragon 800 and 801. so the chances are very low that it'll get nougat. if it'll get Nougat. most likely it'll be a skinned down version because the GPU (Adreno 306) does not support openCL2.0 and OpenGL3.2 which are required for Nougat. (As for a link. most links claim that they do get nougat. but a "skinned down" one)

  • Do you have a safe source?

  • The snapdragon version of A3(2016) WON'T get nougat. only exynos.

  • Appeared in Germany android 7 ... today, success installed

  • They'll delay again hahaha

  • 10-21 June release Currently in planning

  • Still waiting.. Hooooooo...

  • Follow this guide and update A3 2016 A310F to Nougat 7.0. Working 100%. Been using it for few hours now. No problem. Pretty easy and straightforward. It is all official stuff and no need to tamper with a phone

  • In turkish site a3 2016 update between 10_21 juan No chance to get it sooner or i must say no chance to get update.

  • Check this out! ...but I did not get any update yet!

  • As i read the turky nogat update plan i understand that update may realese a week or two week after that 2 juan

  • Dude I was planning to have Galaxy Feel that is likely to release in coming month but its over. I left Samsung & have no mood to buy a galaxy again.

  • They should not set dates about updates if they cannot deliver.They surely not deserve the kind of fame they have.Samsung you scrued up again.

  • May end and 2nf juan end too.no update no news about update.samsung shame on you.never buy samsung again.just nexus phone are best by update, so i update my phone to nexus device.

  • I do not understand why they have announced three times the new update and did not speak. How can you be so liar at their value!

  • Samsung thinking narrowly about its midrange mobiles... Leave them dude.. I've sold my cell & bought a Huawei Nova.. It's running on Nougat OS & is awesome.

  • Today both June and has not been updated

  • Yeah! you're right bro. I'm going to sell my Galaxy...

  • Literally bro Samsung is very poor on updating it's midrange mobiles. They should learn from Huawei which has updated all its midrange mobiles from FEB to APRIL. Shame on you Samsung.

  • If update doesn't come till 2nd of the June I'll sell my phone & will never buy a Samsung mobile again...

  • Hahaha Well said chokaray 👍👍

  • Yes, someones from moon report that a3 2016 updated to android 7.0 And at the next year will realese for earth.

  • Literally guys Samsung is very poor on updating it's midrange mobiles. They should learn from Huawei which has updated all its midrange mobiles from FEB to APRIL.

  • Kindly wait till the 2nd of the June.

  • A3 2016 anybody confirmed thAt update nougat about

  • When update nougat?

  • Since Android updates nougat a3 2016

  • A3 for sour

  • Wait for a few months.. you must have to buy Galaxy Feel

  • Is there any chance of getting nougat update?

  • Should I buy a Samsung Galaxy A3 or Galaxy J5?

  • In Turkey, the new map looks like this

  • On xda..

  • link please? i can't find it in google :/

  • Is delayed with update android 7 during 29.05-03.06 ... It appears on the site at samsung .. :-(

  • I suggest you to buy a Huawei mobile coz it has a lot of features than the same price samsung mobile. I am not against Samsung i was a user of Samsung about a year and half before coming to Huawei. But huawei has a lot of features. Go get a Huawei mobile

  • I suggest you to buy a Huawei mobile coz it has a lot of features than the same price samsung mobile. I am not against Samsung i was a user of Samsung about a year and half before coming to Huawei. But huawei has a lot of features. Go get a Huawei mobile.

  • Drain it fully recharge it Clean the USB of the charger and phone and turn off on Sometime it can be recognised as USB plugged in instead of ac charge that's why it took long time

  • Why battery recharge getting more time about 3hour getting 90% is there any option to get few minuts if so pls help me

  • Not that it matters anymore but...how about the better rear camera on the A3 2016 13MP vs 8 MP...how about the better diplay 4.7" vs 4.5" and resolution 720 x 1280 pixels vs 540 x 960 pixels ,how about the better battery 2300mAh vs 1900mAh ....I guess it's no use mentioning the bluetooth 4.1 vs 4.0 as long as you didn't even notice the bigger differences!...don't worry maybe someday you will learn to compare mobile devices.

  • good thing it's coming!...

  • I like this phn.. its been 3 weeks 😍

  • Nougat update may have to come in the Mid of July...

  • Yeah! we must wait till the end of May.

  • Yor're right.we must wait again 24 april to first week of may, Now wait till last week of may.

  • I think you're right ... Android 7 for A510f appeared in Russia ... so sure it is ... is the second trick in the samsung part

  • I think nougat update is delayed & will come in the last week of this month. A310F update was coming in the first week ok May & A510F was suggested to be update in the 4th week of May but Samsung replaced these updates. Now A310F update will come during 22-28 of the May.

  • And if after the second major upgrade does not have the screen shot / mirrorring function, I will sell it even though it is a good phone

  • Is this phone waterproof? I played pokemon one too many times in the rain :-(

  • First week of may is ending but no nougat update.Then when update come? I think *NEVER*.

  • i am too waiting eagerly for the nougat update first it was declared that it will be release by 24th april but changed to 1st week of may hope to come under coming 2 days

  • grace Ux and always on display probably

  • it doesnt save from youtube

  • Hi there, the nougat update has not yet been released for this phone. I own this phone and I have been on pins and needles waiting for it, it is scheduled to come on the 1st week of May

  • When updating to android 7? .. It was supposed to be on April 24, as planned in Turkey

  • My A3 2016 could not charge, i don't know why I used it nearly 1 years, and it never felt down on the floor but it is no action or something wrong, could somebody tell me how can i do? I love it so much.

  • On gaming3d intensive 5-8 On screen timwith On standard apps and chrome over 12hours screen time It has 8:45min work time Sometimes you need to drain the battery every 6months

  • i noticed a huge increase in battery life if you delete google chrome, and use internet beta from samsung, also deleted messenger. When used chrome and mess, i hardly managed to get 2:30 hours SOT, now i have 33% left and 3:30 hours SOT. Check by yourself, maybe it's just me.

  • Home+power

  • I like this phone

  • How was the nougat update? Is there anything new on the features of the phone when you upgrade it to nougat?

  • Best phone to buy in all criterias. I like this phone.

  • i love nougat update a3 2016

  • Samsung better unlock all cores I'm nougat update

  • My phone will be heatup please give a solution

  • Ilove samsung a3 2015.now iam using .soo i want a32016

  • i wanna purchase Galaxy A3(2016), but in India not available .. when come in India

  • Are you talking about Nougat update?!

  • My A3 2016 updated fine, without the erasure of data

  • Samsun Galaxy a3 read

  • I am due an update on my A3 and it warns that after the update is installed data may be erased from the phone. Can anyone with this phone tell me if this has happened to them, the lose of of media files, memos, etc?

  • Love my 2015 A3...upgrading to the 2016 only offers a 1.5 GHz vs 1.2 and it is slightly heavier... 132g vs 110g....everything else seems exactly the same... worth the money and the effort...hmmm?

  • Lol. You're sort of right... My Galaxy A3 (2016) wasn't *UPGRADED* to 6.0.1 - rather, it came with 6.0.1 out of the box. Samsung has announced that it WILL be upgraded to 7.x at some point later this year.

  • samsung is the best, i using a3 2017 and s cool

  • I updated my Galaxy A3 to from Android 5.x to Android 6.0.1 late last year - no problem.

  • It has marshmallow soon nougat

  • It is NOT upgradable to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, if ou SHOULD know about tua.

  • My phone go to automatically in salient mode

  • In exactly the same confusion atm.

  • I think a3 is best i am using for 6 months. No thing bad.On marshmallow.

  • I dont think u have this phone i know few ppl who have this phone and no such problem at all

  • This is the worst phone ever, it shuts down unexpectedly, hangs like forever and very slow.

  • I'm using the device for about 7 months.

  • Selfie camera sucks big time but overall quality is great.. For 250 bucks of course

  • how long have you use samsung a3?

  • Well, I'm playing Mortal Kombat X on this device without problems and the battery last easily for 2 days. Without gaming, only surfing, Facebook and such things, battery can last min. 4-5 days. I wouldn't believe this too if someone said this but i was really surprised with the optimization that Samsung made to this phone. "A" series are really great and i would recommend them to anyone.

  • you should get the a3 better preformance and 2 times as better than the j5

  • please tell me gyus ..samsung a3 2016 or huwawei gr5 mini plzzzzz.

  • Install "Doze" from play store it solved my battery problems

  • Hi, is it better to buy Galaxy A3 2016 or Galaxy J5 2016? I'm not gaming person, I just need good Smartphone for networking, e-mail etc. And good batery life is very important to me. Thanks in advance.

  • a3 2016 or j7 2016?and why

  • But the only proplem on z3 that it will not receive any update

  • No more software update 32 bit processor ......

  • wat app u installed maybe i can help

  • look's like bloatware has attack ur device, even u hard reset ur phone its won't work there is 3 things to do : 1. root ur phone and use software to remove bloatware (monkey removal tool and etc) 2. reflash ur phone 3. if all step u can't do, give it samsung center :p

  • Hello guys idon't know what happend with my device i installed an app after installing that app my mobile A3 2016 started to open ads automatically I uninstalled that app after uninstalling that app that problem continued + It opens playstore automatically please any one tell me solution

  • It take too much while charging and drain it faster. What to do, plz help

  • plzzz guyss tell me immediately which one is better than among samsung a3 or huwawei gr 5 mini plzzz

  • I will give you advice to buy Huawei P9 lite. It's a better phone with 2 GB ram ang 8MP selfie camera

  • Still better than snapdragon 410

  • Does not sync. with samsung gear...not enough memory.

  • z3 is king!!!!!!!!! best of the best!!!!!! the bestest!!!!!!!!

  • z3 is no more

  • Is the selfie camera good? Is 1.5 GB RAM enough for the Samsung's OS? I'm between A3, Idol3 - no SD card, at least where I live - and Lenovo K6 - really great phone, but the microphone audio is too low.. I won't play games or anything and don't like huge phones. I look for a good/decent selfie camera, enough storage, not too slow and not very fragile phone. A3, a good choice?

  • I want a small budget phone (less than 5 inches)

  • sony experia z3 is best better than samsung a3 2016 or 2017model and better than z3 compact also. even much much better than samsung a5 2016 & 2017 modle

  • sony expeia z3 the best not compact

  • Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) vs Sony Xperia Z3 Compact ?

  • normal this phone screen like that

  • For the time being, there's nothing newer than 6.0.1 available for this device. Samsung is planning to update it in the future, but the update hasn't been released yet.

  • I have the same problem.

  • Home+power

  • I go to software update and it shows me that i already have the latest android version

  • my 4ne cant play radio...it reads..."unfortunately radio has stopped"

  • How to find the screen shot on this mobile samsung galaxy A3 16

  • Woow i'm impressed with your help thank you so much :)....but do you think it will work as smooth as with Android 6 after updating to Android 7??

  • See this document for Google's requirements for Nougat: In Google's opinion, devices with as little as 512 MB of RAM (excluding memory that's set aside for the graphics processor etc) are acceptable for official approval as "compatible" with Nougat. (Section 7.6) Of course, they would also have to meet other performance metrics, as specified elsewhere in the document. (Such as section 8 in general; other requirements are also spread throughout the document; see for example video decoding performance requirements in section 5.3) Samsung would be foolish to release Nougat without Google's stamp of approval, because they'd loose permission to bundle the Google Play apps. So, if they do release Nougat for the A3 (2016), then it can only be because they have successfully met these performance requirements.

  • Do you guys think that the 1.5GB Ram will be enough to use Android 7 smooth on it?? Or is Android 7 less hardware-resources-hungry compared to Android 6 or 5??

  • Samsung has officially confirmed an upgrade to Nougat for the A3 (and also the A8) some time in the first half of 2017. They did not qualify this by generation, so it's ambiguous whether this only applies to the 2016 model, or if it might also apply to the 2015 model. Source: (See the footnote at the bottom of the page)

  • does it have a fingerprint sensor ?

  • this phone is all you need, only thing i would like in it was a gyro. but yes very nice phone thx Samsung

  • This phone is beyond its class, compact, slick, well built. Superb display. Like S3 back in the days but in a nicer package. If you take the price in consideration all I have to say is "Well don Samsung!"

  • It's going to sound funny, but i get more and more problems with this phone... Maybe I got damaged one or something.

  • My mobile hadnt Charge and then I charge my mobile now doesnt turn on my mobile What can I do ??

  • The best of the best among the 4.7 inch screen. Superb phone. Nothing to complain.

  • Been using this mobile for 12months. This is a medium size monster. For those who dont need big screen suggest go for this as everything is good. But if need big screen then dont recommend. But size is ok to me as it 4.7 and same as iphone 6, 6s

  • I had the same problem with battery autonomy and i solved it by switching off Smart stay function under Display menu. Maybe it could be the main reason of your battery draining.

  • is it still worth if i bought this now?

  • this is a big problem about your display change the cellphone

  • I bought this phone before 3 days. On my display there is a thin green line on left side. It is only visible when brightness is high. Anyone has same problem?

  • Battary backup is poor

  • This is very strange and never heard of it happening. Which part of the earth u stay? I have lots of friends and colleagues who use this phone but first time hearing such a problem with this phone. R u speaking truth or not???

  • I recently upgraded my cell phone contract and was took the Samsung A3 on the advice from the sales person, but also based on the billing plan I am on. I was happy for all of 2 days with the phone, this was till I loaded two apps which i use a lot....that being Whatsapp and Facebook. Ever since then the RAM gets blocked up heavy and then forces my phone to start down. I can not use a phone like this, as I had a Samsung pocket then a Samsung S4 mini and both these were a pleasure to use till now, making me wonder if Iphone is not maybe a better "smartphone" Is there a way I can fix this, i turned off all background apps from running but still this has not helped. After every short message or quick facebook check-in i have to shut down the phone.

  • It is valid also for the price!...more than twice where I live.

  • press and hold power button and volume down button simultaneously for 10 seconds.It's called hard reset....it restarts you phone when it's frozen stuck.Didn't you know this by now?

  • I really loved this phone as I am against huge-secreened modern phones. It looks great, but after 7 months of use I'm giving up. I thought it was a keyboard lag... then I thought it was Lollipop, but after the update the lag was less frequent but was still there. It's not a touchscreen problem... I've tried different keyboards and it happens anyway. While using whatsapp/Telegram/Allo or any chatting app, the keyboard becomes extremely laggy and it's impossible to type withouth getting an awful result. After all the updates, wiping cache, resets, different keyboards, freezing apps, debloating the phone... the problem will never go away, because 1.5 gb ram is not enough to have a smooth performance... everytime the phone is demanded it gets hot and laggy... The only solution I found everytime it gets hot and therefore laggy is shutting off the phone until it's cold again. It was an expensive midranger, and I feel disappointed to see that the J series work better...

  • Your comment makes me cringe. This phone is slower than iPhone 5, so specs aren't as good. You just don't know anything about tech and think only cores and megapixels matter. But I think you will open your eyes after no more than one year. I also once downgraded from iPhone 5 to Xperia M4 Aqua. Thought it will be better but nope, midrange just doesn't come close to flagships, especially if the flagship is an iPhone which doesn't get slow after 4 years, still gets updates and works like on day one (or maybe little slower but then again with the latest and greatest OS, apps and features)

  • The problem is, you can get phones which are on par but much cheaper, so if you really don't need a good phone, you can buy a phone which is as good for quarter the price. And if you still want to pay such money, you can get a phone multiple times better.

  • Ofcourse.....4g works on a3 2016 in India.....im using reliance jio and enjoying Free Unlimited 4G Highspeed internet every day....i love this phone

  • Used for a only a month... Deleted everything from my phone and still stops every 15 minutes! Can't take out the battery I have to wait from 5 to 30 minutes for phone to work... Nah...

  • i wnt to buy display n tuch of galaxy A310F wht wil be the price

  • The A3 (2016) has been in my pocket for some heavy duty kitchen services, taken a beating, has never been confused about 4g or wifi so to all you haters, maybe you need to just check what you need from a phone. I paid $400NZ for my phone upgrading from an S3 mini I had for 3 years (and still works, just not as well as my A3) and same cost. Better sound from the direct speaker, faster connections to points, 4G is super fast when on wi-fi. Camera, just as good as S3 and that was amazing.

  • A really nice compact phone, unfortunately it uses a hybrid SIM-MicroSD slot. Is there any other options for a phone in this size with dedicated microSD slot and dual SIM?

  • hello, all phones can last long if well taken care of ...even flagship phones cannot last you a lifetime. it just don't cramp up your phone with too many unnecessary apps man even flagship phones will slow down. it won't suddenly slow down after 1 year. have u seen this happening? Suddenly phone slow down?? Of coz performance won't be as great if u going to compare to newer models. pure common sense.

  • Are u stupid or what?this a3 is a midrange phone which will last only 1 year later will slow down.careful what you wish for as you are dumping a flagship with this midrange.

  • Texting using this phone won't be a problem, neither video calling is, 5MP for a front camera is good for almost everything.

  • yeah message wont be delivered and also very slow better not have a phone carry a signal set which weigh about 30kg and lay your own line or better still stay at home then all message will be delivered. whahahahaha

  • I just need a phone to text my loved one and if possible be on video call, so will it slow until message wasn't deliver?

  • Pros: pretty nice size slim bezels Cons: slow expensive expensive expensive expensive it's too damn slow expensive expensive slow as heck expensive conclusion: Just for looks

  • Nina his telling you lies.the a3 2017 have finger print

  • does a3 (2016 ) supports 4g in india or not because yet it is not launched in india

  • Does it run pokerstars with other aplications?

  • This is one of the best mobile to date. Still going strong no hanging issues, no lag and fast also. In fact performs even better than some of the latest mobiles..stable, good battery life most of all an all rounder phone. Great piece of art and technology. Highly recommended. I cant find another handset similar to this...Thumbs up

  • great little phone. worth every penny. i'm downgrading from an iphone 6s plus and i dont regret it. it's easy to handle though it's really slippery. i recommend you put it in a silicon case as soon as you can. the design is beautiful and the specs are similar to what i had in my iphone. it's super easy to root. it's fast, the camera makes good pictures, the sound is better than i expected. i used to have a s4 mini and the sound was terrible. i would recommend it to anybody and it's a shame they dont sell it in Canada. instead we only get the lousy J3. I had to order it from ebay. it works perfectly with bell, virgin, rogers or fido.

  • Why most people like it Is it good phone

  • P9 by far

  • A3 2016: Pros: battery life, energy saver, Screen color, resolution, contrast, Precise touch sceen, Camera, Speaker and mic, 10gb internal space, Tns of samsung galaxy apps, Connectivity, Handability - Size (not chunky). Cons: Not the fastest in this price range. I am very pleased with it. I use the phone a lot so long battery life is a real plus. For instance I tested xperia go. Nice phone, but had to charge it beford the evening.

  • Huawei P9 or A3???

  • Does it run pokerstars with other aplications?

  • I like this phone really good and has a torch to slippy with glass sides

  • sir g A3 16 kad lounch ho reha g i m waiting please tell me

  • J 3

  • J3 (2016

  • I love A3 6

  • no it doesnt have finger print sensor or scanner

  • no here is no finger print

  • Hi everybody, One question: Is it possible to use at the same time, the SIM 2 and the external microSD memory card? Or is the same slot for the two things? Thank you

  • A3

  • My phone has a very low sound quality since day one. Sometimes I can barely hear my interlocutor. I wonder if this is a software related issue or something I have to go with the entire device life...

  • hey guys, what better for this phone? lollipop or mrshmallow? read opinions about they experience with this phone is no heat problem, why my phone got some heat while i'm use just to watch some video? please help *i've this phone about 2 week ago with mrshmllow inside

  • no

  • Battery capacity showing 2100mah In setting 2300 mah It used to be 2300mah How has 200mah gone ?

  • Alpha had it on home button so, A3 2016 is much better phone than Alpha...

  • Any body know a3 2017 have finger print or no?

  • look for a charger that hase fast charge on it charging time les than 1 hour

  • I used the phone since only yesterday but this is what I can say : Negatives points: -No app drawer -Needs Nano-SIM -instructions sometimes hard to understand -No screen protector (You have to buy it) -Your PIN Code is your code to unlock the screen almost everytime (not good to keep the code secret if you have to write it almost every time Good points: -Very good camera -Very good Vocal Recorder -More than 10 Go free (something like 10.08) -Switch Games and Shazam to the SD Card and good synchronization between SD and GSM memory -Very good Energy Saver -Cheap (+- 225 $) -No ChatOn

  • No but there is a lamp

  • That depends, What is the most important thing that you want for the Samsung Galaxy A3 ? (I have this phone).

  • Huawei P9 lite or Samsung Galaxy A3? which one is better?

  • For Samsung, A series are mid range while J series are entry level. The A3 has better camera and sensors than J3.

  • It doesn't have a gyroscope??...

  • Which phone is best a3 or j3 2016

  • Please I need help.got mine in June. And I loved the charging speed.but someone plugged in a power bank to an external sources and plugged the phone to the pwerbank.and now am trying to charge directly and the charging speed has reduced drastically. What do I do?

  • I just got myself one and upgraded it immediately to android 6.0.1 upon setup. I experience some heating of the device. I have tried not use a different charger for charging it. What could be the cause?

  • Your Battery is the cause of it.Get a new one and if it conitinues,buy a new charger

  • N0

  • No one from those phones.I thing will be better to chose the s4

  • My phone it fell so now I don't know where to open it and it rings but doesn't show on the screen so guys I need your help

  • My a3 2016 is charging slowly , i don't know why please help me

  • Hey you j1 it is a bad phone but the j5 or j56 are very good phones.if you want a phone with good battery life and large screen,good software and other things

  • re Samsung A3 2016. After less than a week the device keeps dropping wifi connection - any suggestions? Also the device does not pair with Fitbit Charge HR- says not compatible.

  • will galaxy a3(2016) get the 7.0 Nougat update

  • Recently got Galaxy A3 (2016) and already had Galaxy S5 mini. A3 is attractive, new look, new design and beautiful. But it doesn't mean it is better than S5 Mini. S5 Mini has its own strengths like water resistant, good grip and good RAM. A3 only has advantages of time being new model and new software. I think it's excellent phone for those who want smaller phones and ex users of iPhone. A3 (2016) has 4.7" screen but it is much smaller and lighter than my iPhone-7. So it's big advantage. If you're not sensitive about camera result then A3 is best choice.

  • You missed the point of the A3. Some people do NOT want a bigger screen.

  • Which is better j5 2016 or A3 2016? I heard than A3 2016 has 2 giga ram, is that truth?

  • i bought one and it is great!

  • Get Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016), it has a larger screen, better perfomance and battery!

  • Sound volume very very soft

  • I had a TERRIBLE experience with Samsung J1 (No matter what don't buy J1 pls)and I almost broke up with Samsung , but I still decided to look up for a new Samsung phone....I'm planning to get A3 (2016)...is it good phone or not? Does it lag ,or freeze and can you instal bigger apps and games? What about speakers and battery? Can somebody please tell me????

  • Use both in a store and decide which screen size suits you better. technically the A5 is better but that doesn't mean anything if you want a smaller phone. I think it is also good to wait just a few weeks for the next gen A series to appear. Then you can buy the new one or the old ones cheaper

  • yes

  • can a3 to 2016 support multitouch

  • Which phone is better j5 or a3 2016

  • A3 2016 can I have in 2017

  • hey, I had the same question...and I decided for samsung galaxy j7. mostly because battery life was more important to me than better quality in photos. both phones are good...decide which features are more important to you :) good luck!

  • If you are looking for ergonomic phone with quality materials, clear and bright display, outstanding battery life than it's worth every cent!

  • I feel serie a look better than serie j. But i dont know about jprime serie.

  • Someone please tell me wich one about a3(6) and j5 prime. Thanks

  • Hey dude, I recommend you to wait -if you can- for the new A3 2017.

  • Hi guys!! I dont know which one to buy Galaxy A3(2016) or Galaxy A5(2016)??

  • Ihave bad experiance on my a3 6. oneday suddenly swiched off the mobile after a call. i dont know what happend. i am going to service centre for finding the reason

  • Which is better Samsung galaxy a3 2016 or Samsung galaxy j7 2016?

  • i would not chose Sony. I had a bad experience with Sony. Unfortunately is not the same good as some years before maybe. So for the others i'm not sure! Both of them are top!

  • I would go with A3. S5 spec are slightly better, but A3 build quality is amazing. The only drawback on A3 is gaming. If you don't game new games a lot then go for A3

  • It is better. The A3 2015 was practically the successor of S5 mini and that means A3 2016 is even better

  • a3 def, new android coming and looks nicer

  • Does anyone have an opinion as to whether the A3 2016 is better than the Samsung S5 mini (or vice versa?). Thanks

  • This is one piece of a monster..it has great battery endurance, good wifi connection, fast charging though not stated on GSM Arena good design, premium looks, good handling-easy to hold an good feel, good screen color and have no issues at all. Fantastic piece of handset. No regrets and better than even some of the more high end phones. No lag no heating issues

  • hi..gyz...I want buy this phone..tell me..good..or...not..

  • It's either you use it as a sim 2 slot or insert a memory card...

  • A3 2016 whats standby

  • I have the same problem here, if anyone can help us please!

  • whats battery backup in data use?

  • Hi im using A3 2016 with andriod 6.0.1. The phone sound volume is very very soft. Can hardly hear if someone phones me. All the sound settings on loudest. What can be the problem. Please help

  • A3 haso better gaming performance can play gta asphalt 8 at max no lagood J5 lags at medium graphics

  • J5 has snapdragon 410 adreno 306 A3 exynos 7580 octa (4cores in use) Mali t720 mp3 is better A3 is much higher than J5 in benchmarks

  • The standby time is longer

  • Can my A3 screen mirror and what app can I use. I want to play my music on my smart tv. Regards Shane

  • I'm in the same situation, can't decide between A3 (design, interface), A5(the same in A3 plus finger reader) or XA Ultra (camera and effects camera)...I could choose a mobile in order to the screen size...

  • A3 (2016) or J5 (2016) or Sony Xperia XA? Help please, which one do you recommened

  • I have this phone 5 months ago started with Android 5.1.1 now 6.0.1.. Great design.. no lag.. very smooth.. and loonger battery life at least 12-18 hours for social media.. 8-10 hours for offline gaming..6-9 hours online gaming and standby hit 2d 8h mobile data turn off messages and call sometimes.. charging is fast 20 - 100% 1h 20min.. battery usage time maybe different for some user.. 😆

  • To date one of the most remarkable handset. I have 2 sets one provided by workplace and one personal. Both have been used for about a year plus and 1 year respectively. No low down or lag, no battery drain no heating and fast charging handset. This handphone has very premium looks, good feel and vibrant colours. Indeed a true masterpiece by Samsung. Though smaller it fits into pocket nicely and yet gets its job done. No connection issues also. I dont play game much but it support some heavy games well too. All in all one classic good size handset whcih is a beast internally.

  • hello every one,who have this phone please reply. I bought this A3 2016 last saturday and every time i switch on the wifi he asks for updates . Does this updats make it slower and use more memory from the remaining 11 GO ???

  • how can it be slow when they hav exact same processor, same OS and j5 has more ram?

  • You can select a different sound for each sim; Thanks!!

  • You can select a different sound for each sim; Thanks!!

  • I m using middle east version of samsung galaxy a3 (2016) in India. I haven't received november security update for my phone. How can I update manually.

  • J5 is slow

  • Yesterday finally i got MM OTA update! Samsung, always late for the party but at least they will give promised updates eventually unlike ZTE. I like ZTE but they are the worst when it comes to software support ._.

  • buy j5 it has more ram,bigger battery but they hav th same processor

  • go with j5 it has more ram and bigger battry but they hav same SD 410 processor

  • They are very similar j5 prime has exynos 7570 quad core 1.4 and a3 has exynos 7580 octa core but only uses 4 athe 1.5 ghz a3 on antunu ~ 37-41k J5 prime on antunu ~34-38k Gpu is same mail t720mp2 (mp3 on exynos 7580) Ram the j5 prime had more but a3 can play games like asphalt 8 on max without lag Superamoled is beterrin and Camera is basically same Battery life 2300mah 4.7 inch screenon a3 is better 15 of video playback and Web browsing and 12 hour screen time J5 prime is 2400mah 5.0 inch screen so it is slightly worse If the A3 has snapdragon 410 in your country or area the j5 prime is better then

  • I think you read it wrong or either they wrote it wrong.

  • do you guys think i should go with samsung a3(2016) or j5 prime. please i really need urs opinion and explain it to me too if u want to thanks :)

  • Guyz m confused with samsung galaxy a3 2016/ j3 2016/ j5 2016 Which one to buy????

  • Android 7 nougat has been confirmed

  • Very good phone. Small compact scren very good. Batery awsome

  • FINALLY got my A3 2016 after a month of transit time. Came with Android Marshmallow out of the box. Its a little bigger than i expected because im so used to the old galaxy A3, but one handed use is still a breeze. Loving it so far.

  • And I loved it, it got a bit slow with Marshmallow, but otherwise it was fine. Only problem is that I dropped it in the ocean so now is dead. Bought the new one (this one) and I'm in love with it. Cheap (200 Eur), strong, better camera and battery, nice looks, responsive... It's a good medium-end phone.

  • From Amazon, comes with Android 6.0.1

  • And it has 6GB of free disk to use.

  • thats total bs. you get almost 11 GB of free space and the rest is the OS and installed apps and all that jazz combined.

  • which Africa do you live in?? i am African and i have been using the Galaxy A5 2016 since January. speak for yourself and stop trashing our beautiful continent.

  • Hi, I've seen this phone in multiple stores and under storage it said 10 GB system reserved, about 3 GB existing apps and other files, cache etc, and about 3 GB free space. 3 GB free space for new apps and for existing apps to store their data does not seem enough since facebook messenger alone uses about 500 MB space. Can someone please post the actual free space available for user apps and files for a new phone ?

  • is anyone get the perfect screen protector? and where i can find it

  • White

  • A310f has small battery that chargesture quick better battery life compared to them phone probably double usage Performance is good

  • A310f benchmark is between 37-42000

  • Hi guys! I'm really confused between P9 lite...A3 2016...Honor 5c The p9 life's charging is too slow but its benchmark is high ( limit 53000) A3 2016 is SAMSUNG and its updates are few and I forgot its benchmark is ( limit 36000 ) its it,s so fewer than p9 lite and honor 5c But...I couldn't find any problem in this phone if it has any problem say please and I do not know the charging time of this phone please say it too and if it has any problem write it and I forgot it honor 5c's benchmark is (limit 53000) I'm so appoligios for my text it was long Sorry for my English its my 2nd language Please reply me soon THANKS A LOT

  • Black looks stunning but if you want ppl to notice your phone go for white. Gold isnt for everyone.

  • There is no indian version. It hasnt been launched in india yet, and i doubt it ever will be. I had mine imported from the us. It has a sim slot and a hybrid slot in which you can insert sim2 or sd card, but not both.

  • India Version Support 4G??? Or Two sim and Micro Sd card insert in same time??

  • i want to buy a3 2016 .pls suggest me which color is beatifull......pls reply

  • I have a310f on three UK now android 6 yet

  • Anyone else still waiting for MM for their unlocked/unbranded models in Europe?

  • I'm still on 5.1.1 *sigh* Slowsung...

  • very good mobil high reommended. u wont regret buy it. good and best f all

  • My experience with this small little beast is it is very reliable. Strong battery smooth and fast, no lagging no overheating whatsoever and most of all stylish and premium looks. It has been a very dependable phone

  • read th opinions here why u so lazy asking same questions over and over again

  • read th opinions here why u so lazy asking same questions over and over again

  • Gday all Thinking of buying the A3. Just wondering if anyone could give me some direct thoughts on the phone, or perhaps recommend a better choice in the same price bracket? Cheers :)

  • I am thinking of buying this phone so Please Please Help me How is the battery and the camera doing is it still worth it And his durability Please HELP

  • yes it think so ive bin using it for3mnths with adaptive fast charger

  • Agree this is a true beast in it's own range

  • Honestly for a phone with such specs I find it a very amazing phone. Fast, smooth, premium looks, long lasting battery, quick charging all in one. You won't go wrong and also it has a solid feel, No regrets, In fact i's a beast among phones with similar specs or even higher. .

  • is a3 2016 compatible to mhl? pls help...tankx..

  • this mobile is very fast ..

  • Yes it's safe...i charge mine with adaptive fast charging for the past 6 months

  • Ive been using this phone for 6 months and love its performance. My only trouble is the autofocus (?) It seems whenever i set the focus manually the photo end up looking a bit blurry

  • Is it safe to charge this phone with samsung adaptive fast charging?

  • How can fix that

  • I update my a3 but when I take a pictures with flash on pictures is dark the flash light turned off before the pictures save the phone making this problem after I update it

  • I use this phone and its lovely. my only problem is i cant get to access the 4G network in Nigeria. Network provider said "Your device version Samsung Samsung Galaxy A310F does not have band 28(700) frequency.". I need to just get some clarification on this. thanks in advance.

  • what a stupid comment don't post if u dont know anything n dont mislead others

  • j3 is better because j series has better hardwares than a series. Also j3 has such modes like sbike, uds, ups but in the a3 there is no any special modes.

  • Which one is better, Samsung A3(2016) or J3(2016)?

  • That is the only downside...but iphone also dont have u can install led notification i works well...highly recommend this fone. Good battery life, nice design, fast, smooth and good connection plus good size

  • Can I asked you to check if the mobile data button is available in the notification panel (quick settings)? It is not in the J3 2016, I currently have to go to the full settings to turn off mobile data. It is super annoying. Thanks!

  • Only downside - No LED Notification light!!!

  • very good phone !

  • Totlly agree ...nothing come close to it. I find it one the best currently. And the charging is fast also long lasting battery = smooth and very premium looking.

  • How do I transfer my mobile videos and photos to my PC. Thanks.

  • Check which channel your wi-fi runs on and try to change to a channel below 10 if this is the only wifi you are not able to connect to. Log into wi-fi/router to check and change.

  • As far as I saw, this phone was the best option considering it's price and (relatively) small size, which are both important to me right now. Do you agree or would you recommend something else, having these things in mind?

  • A3 is the best...fast, relaible and smooth. Nothing beat this phone

  • A3 is better

  • either u know nothing about phones or something wrong with yr brain...dont comment if u don't know anything. J3 better than A3...please man get your facts right

  • I'm only asking, which one is better. please be specific.

  • Are you kidding?

  • Why would you even compare a 4.7" phone with a 5.7" phablet?

  • J3 it's beter than a3

  • oh man its almost been a year since the phone was launched and its still not available in india. had to import it and spent more than i shouldve. its on its way now. hope it doesnt get stuck and gets here ASAP ^.^

  • Pls anyone find CyanogenMod for A3(2016)

  • A3 has better screen color does not look cheap

  • Which is the best Samsung Galaxy A3 (2015) or the Samsung J3?

  • Hi ive tried to put it on charge while taking photo and the flash and camera is fine. i don't get what is min settings bro.. i don't want to send it on shop, cause i have already bad experience on technoblue qatar service.

  • please which one is better between Note 4 and Galaxy A310 (2016)

  • i have the same problem. Iny case it is weird because the problem dissappears when taking pictures while my phone is plugged for charging. Advise frm samsung support is to clear all cache data for camera app and phone cache. It worked once for me. But the last time it happend again, I just play around with screen brightness. Go to min setting and go to max a few times. It works for me

  • A3

  • Just download one from sammobile.com and flash it via ODIN. You won't trip the Knox.

  • I have the same problem. I sent the phone to service. I tried hard reset, factory reset but without success. I think it is a software problem afer updating Android.

  • Hi all! anyone have experience on this a3 phone camera flash"problems? when i'm using flash while taking pictures its totally dark.. i don't know why.. i already reset to factory settings and still the same problem. can anyone help me regarding with this guys? please.. thank you in advance..

  • I am too,

  • Which one is better, Samsung A3(2016) or J5(2016)?

  • Yes, i just got this phone and luckily it has Exynos chipset :) So fortunately i was wrong. But what pisses me off is that my Nordic version is still on 5.1.1 with May security level. Is there anyone else still waiting for Marshmallow? I'm from Finland.

  • i think i prefer exynos than snapdragon....snapdragon easily get over heated.

  • The new one has exynos 7870

  • It has exynos 7580 octa Only uses 4 cores other lockeday by Samsung. Can be unlocked If rooted The gpu is mail t720mp2-3not adreno 306

  • Hello all. I have a big issue after updating to 6.0.1. When I take a pictures with the flash on, the flash turns off before the picture is taken and pictures are saved all in black, if taken from a short distance and in dark room. It is the same as pictures are taken without flash as the flash turns off right before the moment the picture is saved. Anyone having this issue? Any fix? I am going to return my phone to the shop I bought. I believe it is a software related issue, not hardware because with Android Lollipop it was working OK, because the flash works, but it doesn't stay on long enough to save the picture with flash. Please help

  • where did you buy it from and which region are you in?

  • No problem after 6.0.1.... Battery life is very satisfying!!!

  • Maybe you are getting mixed up with the upcoming A3 (2017), because that will have octa-core CPU. Snapdragon 410 is quad-core only.

  • Guys this phone has an Octa-core processor! Samsung just lock it away from the user! Google it!

  • dx.com. samsung hasnt released an official launch date and theres already rumors of an a3 2017 doing the rounds, so its unlikely a3 2016 will be released here. buy it from amazon.com for 20000 including the export fee or from dx.com at 17600

  • Yes it does support 4g

  • i too like to know its launch... waiting patiently for its launch now....

  • I updated my smartphone few days ago from 5.1 to 6.0.1 and i haven't noticed any problems. There is only slight connection loss sometimes when the signal is weak, 1-2 dashes but it reconnects after 2-3 sec(i think it will get a fix with update). So, there are no real problems with 6.0.1 and i noticed the phone is much more responsive and smoother.

  • Obviously

  • It does supporr 4g...

  • I upgraded to 6 and it works just fine. I detected no degradation on battery performance.

  • the iPhone 5S Supports up LTE Cat4: 150DL/50UL (In MB/s) the A3(2016) Supports up to LTE Cat6: 300DL/50UL Do your calculations. both are 4G capable. quick definement: DL: Downlink, UL: Uplink.

  • downgrade frm android 6 to 5? After upgraded, phone battery drains even when completely off

  • Please does it support 4g or 3g I want to know

  • no. Alpha is much better...

  • Here's a quick summery of both devices. showing advantages: A3(2016) over the iP5S: • Has larger screen. but not too large. • Better battery life. • NFC • MicroSD card support. • better cameras. • it's frigging android, you can mod it! iPhone 5S over Galaxy A3 (2016) • fluid, smoother usage. • greater benchmark scores. • very compact. and feather-weight. • very easy usage. • supports up to iOS 11! every year you'll get an update. when the vendor offers an update. it reaches INSTANTLY. • SlowMotion. • considering it's still buyable at stores. has larger capacity options. • if not. you got it's big brother the SE. same phone. MUCH better preformance!

  • Pliz help my is not function any key

  • Black !

  • Do a fabric restart, and empty phone battery complete and charge 3-4 h. My battery now work 2 days with one charge.

  • updated to 6.0.1, went to sleep with 60 %,woke up with 22%. any ideea how to fix that?

  • I chose gold. Fingerprints are very visible on the black glass.

  • Which color is besi? I choose black

  • A3.which color is best?...i like black Please let me know

  • :):):):):):)

  • J5 2016 is trash coneared to a3 2016 A3 has better processer exynos 7580 Less ram but at a faster clock speed Smaller battery but lasts longer It has mail-720mp2 better than adreno 306 More sensors Has android 5.1.1 but will get 6.01soon and 7.0 eventually .

  • Hey gUyz my mObile a310 is nOt support charger pLzz help me

  • Hey gUyz my mObile a310 is nOt support charger pLzz help me

  • I want sim card inter

  • Hey gUyz my mObile a310 is nOt support charger pLzz help me

  • awesome!!!!

  • Nope!

  • Is this an S View phone?

  • The only advantage I can think of with the iPhone is the fingerprint reader and possibly somewhat better performance. The A3 is thinner, has bigger screen (but no too big), AMOLED, microSD, NFC and better battery life.

  • Guys, I need help. I'm a bit confuse to decide beetwen iPhone 5s or Samsung a3 2016. which is better and why? iPhone 5s has bigger benchmark on geekbech than Samsung a3 2016. pls help me

  • A3 is better exynosoon 7580

  • Automatically will upgrade

  • I got tired of waiting and followed this guide: Worked great for me but the differences from Lollipop are minimal TBH.

  • The Maximum SD card that can go into this phone is 128gb the earlier model in 2015 only takes 64gb but the Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) will take 128gb according to Samsungs Support at thsi address Click on last question on that page and another window opens up it talks about the 2015 model and 2016 model Hope This Helps

  • in africa we still stuck on the nokia 225.

  • I used it in a shop today and I have to say, man that is a beautiful phone. I think it could be even better than the classy iPhone SE, especially in white. Unfortunately, the rest is just average or below average (like the chipset) for that price. Hopefully Samsung will make this phone better (maybe by also reducing side bezel) in 2017.

  • I would say definitely not. The processor is more power efficient but much slower. The GPU is trash. It has less and worse RAM. The bezels are thicker (although they are quite thin on this one). It is thicker and heavier. All together, it's a lower mid range phone and not comparable to a just 2 year old flagship. You will have to wait at least another 2 years to compare it. Only advantages are newer and more beautiful design, no plastic back (but also no removable battery), microSD slot, much better battery, front cam, newer software and newer bluetooth.

  • I think this phone is pretty good. I got myself one of this to replace my idol 3 5,5 that died a few weeks ago while it was charging and so far the a3(2016) hasn't dissapionted me one bit is really fast for the use i gave to it that is for read documents music and pokemon go, also has good reception on the places i frequently go. It's true that a little bit expensive but it worth the extra bucks. I reccomend the phone if you are looking for something reliable i'll say this the way to go or if you want something a little bit highend i'll say buy an a5 or pick something from sony or Oneplus (i really like the Oneplus X)

  • In India, where I can buy galaxy a3 2016 ? I tried to find it in every online store but it is unavailable.

  • brother but j5 have slow speed then a3 6 due to its (j5) low processor

  • Hi guys. Do you think galaxy a3 2016 can beat the galaxy alpha? Thanks

  • Wich phone you should me to buy a3 2016 or j7 2016....

  • how to update to marshmallow pls..

  • Too bad they didn't make a review of this beauty.

  • He will get Nougat, but late next yeat. Because A3 2015 is got Marshmallow. So, A3 2016 will get Nougat.

  • R u joking A3 2016 will never get nougat v7

  • We purchased an A3. For a girl friend of mine. We decided us for this brick because it`s a little worthier phone in metal pink. The J5 has better tech w/in but it`s plastic. Thank You.

  • Yes it will get Android 7 in next week.

  • In terms of a design its better if you gonna choose A3 because of its premium style...

  • In terms of a design its better if you gonna choose A3 because of its premium style...

  • Please any one tell me what should i buy Or what is better galaxy a3 2016 or j5 2016? Because price is small different. Sorry my English is bad

  • Battery drain fast after upgrading to MM? The answer is RESET,and you'll see...

  • Where is the light sensor on a3 2016 Any one can help me to on the sensor

  • No other A3 2014 didnt.

  • What about notification LED?

  • Will it recieve Android 7.0 Nougat???

  • Thanks for the answer.

  • Thank you for your answer.

  • I bought mine a few months ago and now it updated to marshmallow. It made my phone drain batter faster and the connection in messenger sucks. With wi-fi and mobile. Do not recommend but it might just be my problem.

  • hmm...I am not sure if Romania does have the updates currently on time...but maybe it has android 6.0.1 waiting :D

  • Hey guys , a have a question and maybe someone can help me. I am from Romania and I plan to buy this phone tomorrow. Does it have or will it receive marshmallow? Thanks

  • I have this phone it's best but one problem it's about the battery

  • Thanks buddy i will buy it tomorrow

  • A3 2016 is MUCH better then S4 mini, in every aspects... A3 2016 is s6 mini!

  • Heavy heavy very heavy ans for sure not an s tupe quality. I like S4 mini better.

  • Back and front top (speaker and camera) of my A3 get warm when I use wifi or mobile data. Is it normal?

  • No.

  • One of my friend also face the problem and he said it only occur for one time after upgrading. The solution is use your device without plug in to the charge until it reach 50% or 0%. Then fully charge your phone again, the charging time should be fast again right now. I'm still on lolipop so I can't help you that much. Waiting for free wifi to upgrade my phone :p

  • I must say this is the best phone for my presence.Quality build,compactand awsome camera.Battery depends on your usage but take advantage of "power saving mode" works for me and the phone lasts a whole day.Satisfied 😊😊😊

  • I can easily get 5 hours on screen time with heavy usage

  • This phone is an awesome deal. I got it from Saturn for 199 E when it was on sale and I can not be happier. Although after upgrading with the OTA update to Marshmellow my battery life suffers a bit, but I am still getting a whole day of heavy usage. Within wifi range most of the day I get over 5 hours of screen on time! Much better than my old Nexus 5 with same size battery I was lucky to get 2.5 hours with same type of usage. Battery usage is usually highest between screen and media server - despite trying to stop the media server with every suggestion I could find online it is still problematic but doesn't actually seem to be using as much battery as it is stating.

  • I update A3 2016 and my mobile recharge slow what is the solution

  • Power Bank ;)

  • Fully satisfaction...great phone

  • nope its over all good but i would be best if it had a front flash

  • Decent midrange phone. Battery life, display, call quality, camera, all very good.

  • It very good samsung a3 2016.

  • Does it have a front flash?

  • Does it have compass?

  • Power Bank ;)

  • Looks like there's no solution for battery drain, I don't know about upgrading to MM will increase battery life cuz I'm still on lolipop. Just disabled data if u don't needed and active power saving mode. Even though those two method doesn't made a big change. Also playing heavy game with data on will cause massive battery drain. So always carry your charger bcoz the phone charging time seems pretty fast. :-)

  • I buy this phone two week ago. Its compact phone, best in built quality. Performance is good. Bad things in my phone is battery drain so fast, but just need 1-1,2 hour to charge it full. Tell me if any have solution about the battery plz

  • Low phone. Battery is low, only 2300mAh...very weak.....

  • U can find it Singapore,, SG,359 $, i have good phone.

  • Where from i can buy this phone .. Bcz it not comes in marke friends plz tell ... I want buy this phone .. If anybudy want to sale theire used phn then also tell me plz

  • I have aall the screen shots for the A3 2016 on EE and the messed up home screen after restarting the phone. If you just add apps and then move them to the SD card and do not turn off your phone, all looks well. But just try turning your phone off and back on again (restart) and you will see the problem.

  • No way, had s4 mini and A3, A3 nis far better phone, can not compare in any aspect!

  • For my phone, there is no different in charging time before and after update. It is about 1.5 - 2 hours for full charging from 0%. My phone was experienced a temporary lagging about several minutes after update. I followed many guides that said we should do factory reset after update. You could try without factory reset and tell us about your experience.

  • How come I still haven't got the marshmallow update? My girlfriend's got the same phone as me and she got the update today... I thought we'd be getting it at the same time since we both have the same SM-A310F model. Any explenations, guys?

  • But my phone can move to sd card, and my phone is marsmallow

  • Not a good phone. The physical phone is great, the battery life in general use is around a day and a bit. But DO NOT ADD ANY APPS TO THE SD CARD! The whole system looses apps off the home screen for around 25 hours before suddenly adding them after a restart. And this happens even with a single app. Samsungs response is "Do not move apps to the SD card". So android 5 is all wrong as it allows apps to move. Or the phone is a complete bust.

  • No, you can use NoLED app for that.

  • For anyone who has been update their phone to marshmallow. Does it still fast to recharge? Im stil on lolipop and I only need 1 hour and 30 min to fully recharge it from 0%.I'm about to update soon

  • Battery is average. If you just use it for call & text a few times a day, the battery can stand about a week. But if you use it for browsing and using instant messaging (Whatsapp, BBM, Line) that always use data connection, each day must be charged at least once. A3 2016 does not have any heating problem. For browsing, chatting, or playing simple game, the phone stays cool. For hardcore gaming (3D and active Internet), the phone becomes warm.

  • does it have led indicator for notifications in the front of ?

  • How is the battery? Is it nice? Andd.. is it have a heating problem?

  • No, the camera was awesome in a3 2016.it is a superb camera

  • So you said about the A310F model. The A310F model is not supposed to be used in Argentina. For Argentina, use A310M model. Sure A310F will works for several LTE frequencies in Argentina, but for full compatibility, you should buy A310M model.

  • My phone was updated to Marshmallow last week. After update, the phone runs smoother, battery performance slightly better, but it needs more memory (RAM). Free RAM after update is about 400MB. So, if you plan this phone for daily usage (phone, text, instant messaging, camera, and browsing), go for update. But if you are a hardcore gamer, stay in Lollipop for bigger free RAM available (>600MB).

  • I just buyed this cell unlocked in the US and says this bands SIM 1: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS850 (B5), UMTS900 (B8), UMTS1900 (B2), UMTS2100 (B1), LTE2100 (B1), LTE850 (B5), LTE1800 (B3), LTE2600 (B7), LTE900 (B8), LTE800 (B20), TD-LTE2300 (B40). SIM 2: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900. does 4g works in argentina???

  • What a superb phone .fantastic design ever done by samsung.super shape. Aawesome camera (thinks it is better than a5 2016's camera).decent perfomance Its a little bit heavy though it makes the premium phone.also priced a little bit high

  • Thinks that you hav got a false item

  • I've got my phone about 1year, I send it in for repairs for 3 times now: problem, no signal when I go into a building or when I move away from the nearest tower. After 3 times they can't fix it. Realy shit, this is my first and last Samsung, my previous phones was Blackberries and I never had this problem.

  • Where are you based? In Portugal its still not available yet...

  • It works good. Faster n looking better

  • Yup is thr man n i got latest android version updated

  • Hi can anyone help me with the question I have..I want to know about android 6.0.1 on Samsung A3 2016 310F if it has arrived in Albania? Sory for my english thnx

  • a5 cuz it has fingerprint :) and bigger screen

  • wtf, its available in bulgaria, u can buy it everywhere ;)

  • Screen moving up and down?? Sounds like you got a defective device. And of course it's not very heavy. Quite the contrary, considering the high quality build.

  • It is still not available in Bulgaria!

  • A3 if u want small screen and a5 if u want bigger screen.

  • GSMARENA pls make a review of this phone in 6.0.1 marshmallow thanks

  • Wich phone you should me to buy a3 2016 or a5 2016.......

  • Yes

  • Does anyone here has the 6.0.1 update already in the A3 2016? Thanks

  • Pros: Fantastic shape, great camera, nice quality weight to it, decent performance. Cons: Absence of vibration feedback on touch in the settings, lacking a bit of ram although works decent, front glass CRAP/breaks easily

  • And the microphone is average.

  • The shape is nice the screen size is ok but it is very heavy heavy heavy and definetly this is NOT an S Series it a lot of things missing also there is not a gyroscope the wifi connection is ok but the screen is always moving up and down when you try to read something. Google maps also is mooving up and down left and right all the time. This is complete waste off money. Why they don't make s series mini any more?

  • Hi, I have a new Samsung A3 and is always blocking. What can I do? After change all the apps for a SD card it continues to bloking. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

  • A3 2016 has a non removable battery. It means there is a battery inside the phone but can be replaced only by an experienced technician usually in an authorized service center. See here: So if your battery become damaged, you could always bring the phone to the service center to get an original battery replacement, not the whole phone replacement. For forcing restart in A3 2016, you could press power button and volume down for more than 7 seconds.

  • Even S4 mini was better

  • My home button makes rattling noise. It's annoying.

  • Hi all. My service provider referred me to this phone. Seems great but I'm just sceptical about the non removal battery. What if the battery gives in? Does that mean a new phone as well? Thanks

  • Hi all. My service provider referred me to this phone. Seems great but I'm just sceptical about the non removal battery. What if the battery gives in? Does that mean a new phone as well? Thanks

  • Nice specs except that 1,5GB RAM, seriously Samsung why you discriminate compact phone users? System takes whole RAM, there's not much space for apps. 2 GB is minimum for comfortable use.

  • undoubtedly this is the best phone made by samsung in premium phone

  • Definitely a3 2016 beacause.... dude it's android :)

  • But the 5s has better Ram managenmet because of IOS, has better camera image processing so photos look better, has a retina display and better standby time battery.

  • I don't know where you live but here you need 2Gb of RAM

  • The only problem in this phone is battery drain, but that's not really bothering me cus the charging time of this device is pretty fast.

  • This is the best phone i have used so far...awsome device...!!!

  • Can this phone play PokemonGo smoothly? My a3 2015 lags when line and WhatsApp chat comes in because of the 1gb of RAM. Will the 1.5gb RAM in this one be enough?

  • definitely A3 2016, smaller screen and more premium build plus upgradeable to 6.0.1

  • Lunching date in india A3 2106?

  • My Samsung cannot open i think its fast to drain & i just bought this like about 5 months.

  • My sister has one of these. Must say that the camera on this phone is awful. Even my old S4 mini (8 mp) had batter camera then this thing. Pretty disappointing. Sadly she didn't ask for my advice before she bought it. A5 2016 is far better phone and it is definitely worth those few extra bucks, especially if you intent to use one smartphone for 2 - 3 years. I even managed to get A5 2016 for less money than what my sister payed for hers A3.

  • Galaxy A3 (2016) or Galaxy J5 (2016), which one to buy?

  • The Samsung A3 is much more updated the screen camera and features are cooler in samsug

  • Virtual Reality or precisely, Augmented reality (AR). A3 2016 does not have gyro, so when you are playing Pokemon Go, you must turn off AR. With AR actives and phone with gyro, when throwing Pokemon, you see real world through phone camera as a background. Without AR, the background is a simple sketched picture. Actually, playing Pokemon Go without AR makes catching Pokemon easier and saves the battery.

  • What is VR???

  • Have you seen this page: ? A3 2016 wins in display technology & size, processor speed, RAM, camera, battery/talk time, resolution, dual-sim, sd-card slot, LTE speed, etc. iPhone 5s wins in gyro and fingerprint. So, make your choice.

  • Yes, but without VR.

  • Can we play Pokemon Go with this A3 (2016)???

  • Guys I'm about to buy a new phone,,,which one is good iPhone 5s or this a3(2016)??

  • Does it support Reliance Jio?

  • Ok, I test it today from 0% to reach 100% is about 1 and half hour. With keeping it turn off.

  • This might help

  • Can you quantify your comment? In what way is it inferior? Specifics rather than a sweeping statement that is just your opinion please. I upgraded from S4mini to A3 2016 and so far quite happy.

  • Even s4 mini was better. A3 Is a waste of money.

  • Hello! Since the A3 (2016) has non removable battery, in case it has stuck or hang! How do i fix that? Normally to other phones which has removable battery, people they do remove and re fix the battery! What about A3 (2016)?? Thanks and regards,

  • A3 2016 does not support HDMI/MHL out. As a solution, to play video/music from A3 2016 to TV, you could use Google Cast (Chromecast)

  • For file sharing, you could use Google Drive or OneDrive. Both of them are pre-installed in A3 2016. You could use another app too, like Dropbox. I personally prefer Google Drive combined with ES File Explorer. With ES File Explorer, I can copy-paste files between my phone and Google Drive easily as if in local folders. Long click for copy, open folder, long click for paste, done. For locating stolen devices or just monitoring devices location used by our family, you could use Samsung Find My Mobile Or other third party app.

  • I prefer the default one (no theme). But if you like themes, "Akemi" looks good.

  • hello, please suggest me the best Them to download for my a3-2016.

  • i wish it had fingerprint sensor but overall its god damn good phone

  • hello , question? to samsung j3 , how to make likes i'cloud ? cause if ever my phone lost how search where it is?

  • If I didn't calculated it wrong from 20% to reach 100 it's about 1 hour and 20min,but it doesn't reach 2 hour. Maybe from 0% it takes full 2 hours of charging to reach 100%.

  • How We can make Direct screen Sharing between TV,

  • Plz! Can u tell me how many hour it to be need full charged?

  • Marshmallow is rolling out for A3 2016, but, in your country not yet. Be patient and wait for a OTA update, or just flash ROM with Odin. I still wait, too.

  • Are u really asking thus question?

  • S6

  • suggest me the phone to choose guys either galaxy s6 Or A3

  • Oh btw how do I upgrade to Marshallow I'm still in lolipop and samsung said I already have latest firmware installed.

  • I go back to store and it's working now thx, overall really nice phone. Charging time is really fast even without fast charging feature.

  • Yes. A3 2016 supports USB-OTG. A3 2015 does not. Tested when I connected Samsung USB disk directly to A3 2016 USB port, it detects the files in USB flash disk and can play music/video/etc.

  • Does this Pjone support OTG?

  • This is how this phone (A3 2016) for playing games: 1. Clash of Clans (an online game with 2D graphic). it runs perfectly without lag or problem. 2. Pokemon GO (a simple 3D game with GPS positioning). GPS position perfect, no lag in game play, decreasing frame rate when loading gym. 3. Dungeon Hunter 4, (3D RPG). It runs perfectly. 4. Dungeon Hunter 5, (an online & decent 3D RPG game), runs perfectly in game play, decreasing frame rate (about 20 fps, acceptable) when starting animation. Please note that my phone does not have any noise/sound from button issue. It is a perfect compact phone with corning gorilla glass 4 and a strong aluminium body. If you have any problem, you should go to the service center. Just make sure you buy the original one. And the speaker location is in the phone's bottom edge, just to the right of the Micro-USB charging port, not in the back of the body. So it never in the way of my hand when holding.

  • It's a really good phone get it

  • Hi guys, i am thinking of buying this phone and i am still not sure because i am scared that it might have some flaws so if u guys think i should know any things that might help me make my desision give me a heads up, plz. Thank you

  • There is a reason why it has glass back. Samsung has 4 entry-level and mid range phone series: On: complete pastic J: metal sides, plastic back C: metal unibody A: metal sides, glass back

  • And a good processor by good value. Plus fast and new RAM

  • i want to buy this phone but it price is too high for the specs because of the build. I wish that they make a j7 2015 chipset gpu exynos and 2gb ram but metal side with corning gorilla glass 4 and remove the back glass of the phone to make the price lower.

  • Did the store sell you a 'carrier locked' phone? Back to the store, check which carrier SIM the store used for testing and ask them to test with your SIM!!

  • I hope Galaxy A3 2017 be like: 2GB RAM, fingerprint censor, still 4.7in screen display, 7.0 Nougat. Samsung pls make this happen.

  • Help, just bought this phone everything is good but i have a problem, my sim card is detected but i can't make a call and conect to the internet, I test it in store and it works, then I bought new sim card and I have these problem. Please help me guys.

  • Wow, I didn't know the difference between SDHC and SDXC.

  • Design: definitely this one, it's so beautiful rest: Desire Eye

  • Forgot to add. it has very good battery life. I got 8 hours of screen time. Also camera is mediocre. photos become soft unless you manually focus. HDR photos turn out best. Good for everyday use. don't expect good camera from a phone even s7 and z5 and others. speaker tiny gets in the way of your hand when holding sometimes. For the moment this is my review ))

  • I bought it recently. I cant stress enough that i was surprised by how good this phone is. But i came from a very old 2011 android phone. So you can consider that as well. by the way it looks way better that other options. just have some sound when shaking phone. but i dont care probably normal. I hope contributed enough. Samsung deserved this one. Although i dislike the brand but they improved. Good luck

  • please tell me immediately ,which one is better than between samsung a3 and htc desire eye ,please myy friendss

  • You can not use 2 sim cards and microSD, because the microSD slot can be used for the Sim 2. So you can use 2 sim cards and no microSD card, or 1 Sim and 1 SD

  • It supports microSD, up to 256 GB in GSM arena specification page, but official Samsung manual said up to 128GB. So, better playing safe with max 128 GB. MicroSD can be SDHC (32GB or less) or SDXC (more than 32GB). SD (not SDHC/SDXC) should work but not recommended because it uses older tech and usually slower than SDHC/SDXC. You should choose SDHC/SDXC from well known brands. Sandisk (ultra) & Samsung card confirmed working.

  • No, specification page clearly said: Card slot: microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot).

  • Can anyone tell me .. can we use two sim and memory card all three together?

  • Yes, Lollipop takes approx 5.5Gb for its system. This phone has great performance & compact, fits in my hand. Calling, text, instant messaging (whatsapp, bbm), and camera, are good and smooth. GPS position is very fast and accurate. Images in screen are really beautiful, sharp text. Simple games like Clash of Clan runs smooth and no lag. Pokemon Go runs well, no lag when throwing Pokemon and finding in the wild. I just experienced a frame rate decreasing when opening a gym, but it does not affect the game play. Because it only has 1.5Gb RAM, it cannot run multiple instances of apps or games. If you minimize a game, and run another game, the first game must reload (don't forget to save). The only drawback is its non-removable battery and small capacity. I always need to charge it full for one day usage. But this is just like other average phones (except the max model that has battery >5000Mah).

  • Read the site that you gave, is it true available internal memory only 9.3gb out of 16 gb? Im about to buy this phone soon

  • Camera is good, just like J5/J7 2016. No problem for taking photo day or night. A5 2016 is better for taking photo/video with shaky hand or moving because it has OIS. For camera, battery, performance, Antutu, and other things, comparable with A5 2016, see here:

  • When I tried to connect my A3 (2016) via Bluetooth to my car (Renault Megane Dynamic) it initially appeared to pose no problem. Once the radio was turned off however not only was the Bluetooth not connected but the radio/CD was totally dead. I checked the fuses (no problem there) and the only way to re-connect the radio was to disconnect and re-connect the battery. This happened several times. A post on the internet suggested that I go to the Android Market, download "Bluetooth File Transfer" a free app, and re-try. This made no difference. My old Samsung S3 mini never gave any trouble when connected via Bluetooth. Looks like I'll have to continue using it when I'm driving the car if I want to use Bluetooth.

  • I bought it from singapore

  • i noticed marshmellow 6.0.1 taking alot of memory and because im a j5 -6 user but still ok since this phone having 2gb ram if im using A3 , i wud prefer to stay to lolipop since its having 1.5gb ram only, just a advice.

  • Happy with my A3 2016 with 6.0.1 battery lasts 3 days. camera is ok. very fast and smooth. sometimes the back button acts as the 'more' or 'options' button in the upper right. and every time i turn off and on, i have to set my default messaging app.

  • Please do a proper review of this phone....

  • I can't install 6.0.1 os of some one have this prablom tell me

  • day ok, night nok

  • made in china

  • Hi, can someone please tell me about the camera? At day and night? Is it the same with A5 (6)?

  • What about the camera? At day and night??

  • When I take videos on this phone they seem to have a green line down the right hand side afterwards. Can anyone tell me what this is, can I get rid of it and what causes it?

  • What sd card can I use 36g 64g? And dose it have to be sd or can it be sdhc or sdxc. Cheers for the help

  • Camara is not good three mobile changing. Same problem when flash on take pohto photo darkness. Flash perfect not beat flash

  • Both are good i am using china

  • i wanna buy A3 2016, please help that "made in china" is better or "made in vietnam" ??

  • Because technology keeps improving, the time has arrived, where a mid-range device can satisfy most users with their capabilities. It is very hard to imagine today that the Galaxy S2 was the best phone just a few years ago. But today, it is the same device, just with a few added updates.

  • This phone dont have fast charge, but, my A3 (6) charge very guick, from 10% to 100% for 1h:15 min. Evrything is great about this phone, performanse, battery, screen, speakers, cameras, buttons, built quality... ALL!

  • I Read in samsung site, a3 2016 doesn't have fast charging ability. Only a5 and above that has a fast charging. Please tell me is this phone really support fast charging?

  • I have this problem also

  • I bought this phone a couple of days ago and I'm really impressed. Build quality is awesome and by its size and weight it feels perfect in hand. Screen and performance are incredible.

  • I bought this phone a couple of days ago and I'm really impressed. Build quality is awesome and by its size and weight it feels perfect in hand. Screen and performance are incredible. Answering your question: you can't have 2 sims + sd. Not really a problem for me anyway.

  • How can i update android 6.0 from pc for a a3 2016 ?

  • All comments are bull-shit.... believe me i bought this phone two months ago and it got update automatically to marshmallow after connecting to wifi, more over battery is superb, and have fast charging ability ie got 50% in just 30 min and easily lasts for 1 day... and its performance is good one.

  • I have got A3 2016 but i have one issue that when i charge it fully then it starts dropping battery % 6 to 10 in just few minutes and then its battery % starts behaving normally. Is it normal or problem plz guide me

  • I have the same problems..and i dont know how to fix it....so sad

  • how did you update to 6.0.1? and which country are you in? is the OTA update country-dependent? or unit/phone dependent? im using SM-A310F made in vietnam and OTA is not yet available. im in the philippines. thanks. badly need marshmallow

  • Upgrade to 6.0 android my phone battery is so much better now and last longer wait for update to come to your country or update it manually on pc

  • My screen started playing up within 5 weeks. Customer service from Samsung do not want to know. Do not buy this phone or any other Samsung products. Just go online and Google their customer service ratings (80+% give them 1 star).

  • May I ask....can you use 2 sims with sd card on A3 2016?

  • Why is everyone keep asking questions like this ? Just go to a service center. This is not Samsung Customer Service.

  • why is marshmallow not available OTA??? pls teach me how. stuck at 5.1.1 A310F help

  • Battery was charging in order i mean its quickly.but same as its drying very fast when i use the message and whats app. Ex..100% fully charged A3 has been redused after 2hour using the messege and whats app as 60%.to reduse the 1 presentage take the at least 10min.i want to know this situation is good or bad my battery is a good battery???

  • In GSM Arena, S7 mini status was canceled, so you could find another phone. Sure A3 2016 is heavier than many smaller phones (less than 4.7"), but A3 2016 has lighter weight compared to J3 2016 (5") and almost has the same weight with Xperia Z3 compact (4.6"). Regarding browser rendering problem, maybe your Internet connection is slow. So, the page was displayed early before the data transmission has been completed. After the browser receive another part of the page, the browser will renew displaying page again. This will happen on Google Maps too. For browsing, you could try browser that render in their server, such as UC browser or Opera Mini. In my phone with fast 3G/4G Internet connection, there is no problem with browser rendering. I use original browser too but UC browser is my favorite. Google Maps runs smooth without problem. Inside a car or outdoor, GPS position locks very fast (5-10 seconds) accurately.

  • This is not like the s series, s4 mini that i also have was much better for sure. I have this phone for few months now and i am very desapointed wirh it, first of all it is very very heavy second when i open the internet the screen is mooving up an dawn aĺl the time the same thing hapens when i use google mabs always mooving up and dawn or turning around the battery life hardly last for a day. (Still mising my old sonny ericson k770i) on that one the battery last for 3 to 4 days that was a real phone to trust to travel with any where in the world. If samsung is not going to make an S7 mini i am not going to buy a samsung again.

  • Thx for the reply. Could you tell me how much exactly internal storage in this phone (for installing app)? I know it's Not exactly 16 gb.

  • Battery life is average. Day: 2 hours browsing, instant messaging, 4G data connection always on, battery drop from 100% to about 60%. Night: standby, 2G network, data connection off, power saving on, battery drop about 3%.

  • Could you please advise me about the battery life of A3 2016

  • Howz the battery life

  • Nice Mobile Samsung A3 16

  • I got this phone yesterday and I am satisfied. A3 2016 is a very good phone for everyday phone (not for gaming). Even I shake the phone, there is NO rattle noise from the button like other user wrote here. The design is awesome. RAM memory management is efficient. Running Lollipop, it has free 600MB+ RAM without additional application, out of the box. With Whatsapp, BBM, and other applications are running in the background, it still has 370MB free RAM for browsing, etc. You could compare with other 1.5GB or even 2GB RAM phone that usually full of bloatwares and has lower free RAM for additional applications. Although it has only HD resolution, not full HD, lower resolution means faster. See YouTube for proving. Camera is very good, just like J5/J7 2016 in quality. Auto-brightness works well.

  • I had iPhone 5 & switched to A3. A3 is a very good choice because of it's bigger screen & design. So I do recommend you to take A3. However, if you can take biggest iPhone, don't hesitate to do it. Android is super insecure compared to iOS, and this reason alone is enough to stay to iPhone if you can afford Apple

  • s5 iphone better then a3

  • Probably more a question for your wallet!! Those phones are not comparable, two different leagues and price range.

  • I cannot decide to buy between A3 and iphone 5s. Please help me

  • Realy nice phone. Battery stands for two days in normal usage. Good front camera for selfie

  • A3 2016 is obviously newer and should have longer official support regarding OS updates.

  • PLEASE HELP! PLEASE GUYS So i got this a3 2016 a week ago. Downloaded snapchat, when i record a video on snapchat and play it back the sound isn't synchronised to the video. I've uninstalled the app...reset my phone to factory settings. Removed Google and still the problem is here Any one know how to fix this or is it just the phone it's slef

  • Galaxy a3 or Xperia z1 compact? Please suggest.

  • Bought it week ago, first couple of days battery lasted a day, so like 12ish hours. But wifi/data constantly on, updates of programs, new phone.. Now it lasts for 2 days still wifi and data on, screen brightness on auto, onedrive syncronisation of photos on. Pretty sure I will be getting 2 to 3 days out of it from now on. It optimizes apps by itself as you dont use some of them and gives you notification if some app takes lot of battery life. Photos taken by the phone are great for a phone. Sometimes you can see that it "edits" them over software to look better, like when you take a picture of some distant hills, looks great, but if you zoom in all the way, to the horizon of furthest hill, you can clearly see artificial line between sky and hill. But camera is fast and good, HDR is excelent although you have to use lower resolution for HDR photos. Video is great and it focuses well, doesnt loose focus much if you move the cam around. Good thing is you can very quickly start the cam app from screen off state by double pressing on the home button, and take the photo with any volume button. Helps if you are in gloves a lot. GPS reception is best I ever seen on a phone/tablet, inside the house it gets 2-4 sattelites within 10seconds, then it gets to 15 or more within 30-40sec for extra precision. GSM signal strength is the same as I always get, conversation is clear. Phone generally feels like a quality product due to metal and glass. Bad things: Lot of glass, it is guerilla glass but it can still break and make for expensive repair. Not a fan of cases since I buy the phone partially for looks, and guerilla glass should not allow lot of scratches, if any. No LED notification light, no double tap to wake screen, no notifications on black screen, nothing except for vibration when you pick the phone up from table. Which is useless cuz its easier the just press home button and see if anything is up. Its only usefull when you are taking the phone to go somewhere then you get the vibe that something is new. Vibration on pickup didnt work untill I calibrated accelerometer and stuff with some app from play store.

  • How is the earpiece sound quality during calls of A3 2016 (Crosstalk value)? Is it loud & clear enough so that we can hear clearly in noisy area? As gsmarena didn't reviewed this phone, don't have any idea about crosstalk db during calls, just like mentioned in some other high end devices. I have A5 2016 & its voice quality during calls is very bad ( Audio quality Crosstalk -53.0dB). Most of the phones has got crosstalk db value above -90.0dB. So please can someone confirm about the A3 2016? Your opinion is very much welcomed, so that I can change from A5 to A3 2016.

  • The battery is charging slowly. Please help. I purchased this phone in April 2016.

  • Dood I've not got that..coins in your pocket perhaps.😂😂

  • go for nexus 5x - is the best choice. the performance is much higher

  • To heavy.

  • Thanks RetroPTgameR1 for confirming that. I also saw on forum late yesterday confirming the same thing ,one the members had the same issue confirmed that the A3(2016) and A5(2016) both rattle.

  • The rattling noise is probably coming from the side buttons, its just the way the buttons are placed, not much if a big concern

  • Yap, mine also has that rattle. The old A3 also had so it's "normal".

  • My phone keeps freezing and turning itself off. What could be the cause?

  • Hi Everyone I own the A3 Dual sim , but notice there is a rattling noise when I shake the phone. Sounds like some spring or something ,my guess its from the camera because it sounds its coming around from it. Can anyone confirm that is happening to their phone as well ?

  • Hello A full day you standby mode did not test but I 2015 this model and I night, about 10 pm to 6 am and only 3% or less was, but the 2016 model is about 15% after the end of the day a total of perhaps 15% of the battery is about to let If little too much. I'm sure by mid-day over.

  • When I click on "Download updates manually" nothing happens! Does someone have the same issue? Please help.

  • Hey how long does battery last ? A) continuely on net&video B) standby mode plz u tell

  • when can we get samsung a3 2016

  • omg, i m stuck between galaxy a3 (2016) , nexus 5x, htc one s9 cause they all price the same

  • Hello. I was quickly discharged battery delivered 15 percent of what it could be charged within 8 hours after you empty standby mode Even with Android updates Marshmallow Zvdkhaly again after a day of battery generally lasts

  • The samsung galaxy a3 is better than the samsung galaxy j5

  • Samsung your phones have a serious design flaw. As your president of Mobile Dongjin Koh said in his interview, it is a generous and good listener person to the other people. So listen what I have to say to you that will help to boost your sales and profits for you and for us the consumers. It’s a win, win situation. your major drawback it is the lack of support of a dedicated Sd Card in your dual Sims smart phones, not to use the second sim slot, but with the second sim slot available for the sim and the SD card slot to be dedicated only to sd card ( 2 Sims with SD card simultaneously). P.S Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) – Good phone but the lack of dedicated SD Card slot 2 Sims and the SD Card Simultaneously working together in the phone it is a major drawback in its sales. IF you fix this design flaw your sales will be rise dramatically. Also 1080p Display and at least 3 GB Ram the entire major Chinese vendors offer this choice in their products why don’t you do the same?

  • J5 2016

  • Which is better A3(2016) or J5(2016)??

  • The best an most realistic reviews you find by reading the comments in this forum. They are mostly based on daily users experiences, both up's and downs. I bought mine abot 2 months ago as temporary replacement for a SONY X3 Compact (was at the end changed on warranty), and have let my A3 go to my children as a 'play' phone' mainly used on the house wi-fi. Games , u-tube whatever seems to work, so far no complaints. In some ways I liked it even better than my Z3, however I'll let that one live on until it dies next time. Hopefully a bit left in the A3. It is an ok phone for daily use, works without problems. My reason for buying it was simple: the Nano SIM made it easy to switch between other phones in the family if any of those breaks down!

  • i want to buy this phone? is it good or bad one?

  • why there is no review for this amazing phone??????????why?????????????

  • Glad to know there are more people susuffering from the keyboard issue. I've done a lot of research and found out it's not a faulty multitouch (it's not hardware), but a keyboard lag... I've read there are hundreds of users having the same problem with different phone brands with one thing in common: Lollipop 5.1.1... So, to (partially) solve the keyboard lag, clean caché of the app you're using (whatsapp, Telegram, ICQ, etc) or even better, disable swipe options and predictions... That will help the phone a lot regarding RAM use. Let's hope all versions of this phone get marshmallow and a proper solution for the lag. Having said that, phone is great. I come from a GS3 Neo and my A3 is worth the money.

  • yes it USB OTG capable

  • Hi. I dunno how to upgrade from lollipop to marshmallow :( i need help. pls..

  • I just dropped my a3 2016 in water accidentally. Is it waterproof?

  • Trisha, you can try J5.. I am using this since long but tge performance,camera,display and UI is very impressive. Nice phone for daily use.

  • When it comes in screen size, a big phone j7 2016. For premium, beautiful, compact phone go for a3 2016,. I have this baby for almost 2 weeks and im inlove with it everyday. Now its your call brother. :)

  • Which phone is better Samsung galaxy J7 2016 or A3 2016 ?

  • Does this phone support OTG ?

  • gsmarena pls review this device pls

  • Yes it's support pokemon go,I've instaled it and smooth... ✌

  • Dear Trisha u must buy the samsung galaxy note 4 SM-N910C . I fond this set one in one only in samsung products. I am using that set from last oe year . I did not find any problem . And scand one bat try is very useful give you long time , tha camra i result is best for shooting mamories. .. so I advise u for that set. Thank you .......

  • it has otg?

  • Can you help me, I want to buy a new phone but i don't understand much in cellphones. Can you tell me which one is better samsung galaxy a3, alcatel idol 4, samsung galaxy j5 or htc desire 825? Thank you :D

  • with hdr!

  • the phone is nice but a little bit pricey. i wish that they make it 2600mah battery using exynos 7580 and a removable battery plus 2gb ram. and remove the glass at the back so it will cost lesser! 200 euro a1 2016 hahahaha

  • (Hi GSM Arena-please post only this rectifyed post/thnx) -This Samsung Galaxy A310 2016F smartphone it s just great. My last smartph that i wouldn t change, used, liked and enjoyed for about 3 years a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini I9195/4G/1.7Dual core/1.5GB Ram/8GB/JellyBean>KitKat was doing it s job peoperly at his time, but unfortunately in time, with KitKat and other most used applications updates, it begined to become laggy, sticky sometimes without any reasons despite of keeping it mentained at the best conditions and status/configuration and settings(used almost all usual applications that we use everyday/except games and recreational appl-that i rarely played on it) ~in last year of it s usage also needed to uncheck the "limit processor power" from the powersaving mode to make it work faster and properly. The battery worked at the best time between about almost a day long to 1day and half. I could say that i am a realistic objective Samsungfan. -Now about the new Galaxy A3 that i own from about 2-3weeks with Lollipop OS, from all my evaluations and appreciations, after i configured the way i like and use, except the background white system-that should be on black-like on JellyBean/KitKat-wich would be a good-great battery saver, and battery removal(not really a minus-as can be changed in time-at a GSM service), i say that the Android Marshmallow system it s clearly revolutionary comparing with last 2 OS used, and a real performance for battery, and other usage stuff. Now with same use the battery easyly keeps working for 2 days. As compare, the phone it s just great, many advantages in usability,... and the missing of gyro sensor in Galaxy A310f 2016 doesn t feel at all for me.

  • i want this phone so bad but it is a little bit pricey because of metal. i wish that the back cover is shiny plastic and i like the glass in the front like iphone and metal side. plus i want the specs of j7 2015 not like this cause the specs is outdated and the battery is 2600 and removable battery.

  • -I have the phone from about 2weeks, buyed it 100%original pack/with seal items and atuff with warranty at Samsung Romania and no problem about the typing issue what u say about. Must be a particular problem with some of the devices. Good luck with it.

  • i can't upgrade to marshmallow. can u help me?

  • Umm, I dont get it, my phone keeps frozing and keeps turing its self off! Like turing litterly off, like a restart! In 1 day when i bought it that was happening! I dont get it! Im Really sad! Of course!

  • Multitouch up to 5 fingers ...

  • how do i upgrade to marshmallow? it doesnt make the update

  • How to install marshmallow update on a3 2016 please help ?

  • thanks! any issues so far?

  • Successfully upgraded to marshmallow

  • No problem with the touch for mine... I would have them checked out, sounds off tbh.

  • can anyone confirm if this is can be updated to marshmallow? thanks

  • Samsung all phones r gooood it's a quality no one can bit Samsung j2 is good an average phone. The worst is Lenovo poor service no garranty when the phone will shot automatically Samsung is best............... Go for it guys.

  • Yeah, unfortunately it was true. :(

  • i used now.. this phone is very nice.. i like it

  • I phone se or Samsung galaxy A3 2016?

  • This phone is great if you want a small phone BUT my version has an issue with the touch screen not picking up touches properly, it makes typing VERY frustrating. I have read other people have the problem too. I don't know if it's the problem with the phone itself or just a certain shipment was faulty. I've tried everything to fix it so I'm going to sell this phone. The issue comes and goes so make sure you you get to test it a bit before you buy the phone. If the issue doesn't happen try rebooting and type in different apps. For me it always happens in snapchat. Don't buy it on ebay otherwise you won't be able to return it easily.

  • I cannot get my gear 2 Samsung watch to work with my new phone please help

  • it's mean you can't catch the pokemon in AR (Augmented Reality) using camera to view pokemon in real view world background, but still can play pokemon and catch pokemon in a like animation background. To play pokemon in AR mode you need smartphone with gyro sensor.

  • Just buy and using it a couple a day, and this is my personal opinion: compact, good material, good design, a little lag when opening app and multitasking, battery fair, camera ability not good enough, USB OTG support, Over price (other competitor like huawei have more fair price). What I don't like about this phone the most is the camera ability, in mode pro you can manual control iso (100,200,400, 800) but can't manual control focus and Shutter Speed, so when you put iso 100 your photo will become dark =.=. Oh and install other camera app like Manual Camera, ProShot not help either. With lower price or same range price I think Huawei P8lite, Huawei GR3, and Huawei GR5 (=honor 5x) are better than this SG A3 (6).

  • I come from having an iPhone 5s but no longer wanted something so expensive . With the 3A I have 2 months to 15 days it was deemed much I discovered it was the Facebook app uninstalled and install the lite version and it worked much better so long locks of play music also will uninstall . Why , there are many problems with this smartphone?

  • Hey guys am thinking about buying this phone can anyone tell me is the memory management good in the marshmallow update + did the battery life improve or not

  • SMS is texts

  • what do you mean by AR ?

  • Wrong, that was for the original A3. A3 2016 is 1280x720, 4.7".

  • Hi, anyone can tell when this model (samsung galaxy a3 2016) will available in thailand? If have already may i know which shop? 10Q

  • Thanks!

  • you probz have bugs or viruses on ur phone bought mine 3 days ago and runs smooth battery last me more than a day if not atleast a day if playing games thats different. its how u maintain ur phone some apps u download comes with bugs so this is why iphones only go through one app store and are secured. so just be carefull what u download aswel. reboot ur phone reset and try again

  • samsung a3 is ram hungry need to sort in next update!!! its or fair they say u get 1.5gb ram and only get half of that not even half of it

  • Can i buy it.pls suggest me.

  • I can confirm that PKMN GO works smooth as butter for me. No AR tho.

  • Fantastic phone, crystal clear screen, immaculate sound, grand camera quality! I was lucky enough to find a pink gold variant since they sell like hot-cakes over here. The salesman told me he got 5 pcs in the morning I bought mine and already sold 3 by the time I bought it, good thing too, because the new shipment arrives in 1-2 months again :D A huge upgrade to my never updated chinaphone I had since 2014. Kudos Samsung!

  • I love this phone camera. 5 megapixels Selfie camera is very cool, wide selfie makes you feel that you have a gopro camera. 13 megapixels rear camera is amazing too

  • Not bad

  • Is this phone compatible with pokemon go?

  • I think that the A3 2016 is a good phone not just because of the specifications but because it feels like you are holding as S6 in your hand. The materials used to make the A3 2016 are similar/the same to Samsung's main S series, it is not as bad as the A3's economy brother the J3's materials. Although both are good phones the A3 2016 is considerably better for the needs of any person without having to pay the price tag of the S6 or S7.

  • Battery is poor my friend, it drains fast even in standy mode. Tho Its true that its a beautiful and captivating phone. Looks ao sleek and premium. I regret buying this phone, i rather get an a5 2016 instead,. But my a3 2016 charged fast,. It only took 1hr and 15mins to fully charge.

  • How is the battery back up?Pls help.

  • Can it run pokemon go?

  • Can anyone who has this phone please tell me what the camera is like on the A3 (2016)?

  • is screen mirroring available in the new update?

  • Samsung didn't included this option in 6.0.1 for none his phone..

  • Hej! Could you please tell me if there's an option to 'format sd card as internal storage' ? (don't do it or you'll lose your data! just tell me if it's there/asked you when you inserted the card) Kind regards, MaRies

  • When arrive 6.0.1 version for a3 2016 in eroup?

  • You have A3 from last year, and newest A3 2016. This (2016) is much better...

  • Display resolution is 960x540

  • It's the same Samsung Galaxy A3 (6) and A3 2016 😉

  • thanks

  • yes

  • hey guys....i want to ask something.....does samsung a3 6 exist???? does its same with a3 2016 or normal a3??? hope i can find the answer here... thanks

  • are the battery drain faster if we upgrade to latest android 6.0.1??

  • OTG works well, I copy whole directories to/from USB key. Also Bluetooth, though mouse hesitates quite often.

  • I don't know. I think that J7 2016 is better in performance and battery. But 720/1080 pixels in 5.5 inch display 😕 I think it's low quality display. A3 2016 it's better in 4.7 inch display and in design and camera

  • Where did you get Marshmallow for A3 (2016)? It`s not official yet...?

  • I think too that A3 2016 is better, maybe only not for battery (J series have great battery). Make sure to buy SM-A310F, it has Exynos processor 🖒

  • I have got OTA update!

  • A3 2016 is better.. why: 1. Same quad core.. but 32 bit vs 64 bit.. 1.2(or 1.3 ghz,,im forgot j5 processor) vs 1.5ghz on A3.. 2. Have better GPU.. 3. More internal storage.. 4. Better camera.. 5. Better material.. 6. Have more cencor.. 7. Smaller size screen.. 5inc vs 4.7 inc..

  • I have got OTA update!

  • Does this phone has fingerprint sensors and does it support OTG

  • Are you got OTA update or you flash with Odin?

  • I am also want to compare the A3 (2016) with J5 (2016) anyone please assist?

  • What about display, better than j7 2016, and how is the battery. Sound quality in headphones ....please give me a small brief, cauze i'm soo much confused in between j7 2016 and a3 2016 especially in pixel density comparasion. Thanks

  • yes, it's normal, no sweat about it.

  • Only problem is that the screen protectors do not cover the whole screen. Few cm's left around edges. Does not look nice and knowing me will drop in a way that screen will crack even though there is a screen protector. Samsung had no answer when l contacted them. Otherwise phone works fine. Bought mine in South Africa using in Botswana.

  • I got the newest version 6.0.1 yesterday and i'm so happy, it's so cool, faster and very stylish. Now I love this phone more than I buy it with Lollipop version. There is no problem with marshmallow version in this phone. Ask me if you have any question about Marshmallow in A3 2016!

  • A3 is much better

  • Is it supports 850 & 2300 MHz frequencies (VoLTE)???

  • Its defective. Get it replaced

  • Works very well. No issues found for now. Super cool.... (Update via OTA)

  • Can you tell us when you install, how it works, any issues etc?

  • No, they dont...

  • yes maybe while charging this happens because my old e5 made the same problem try to use it without charging

  • guyz should i buy this phone because some people have a problems with the screen after a month

  • of course a3 is much better than j5

  • Downloading updates (6.0.1) United Arab Emirates 982.11 mb

  • hi, i have bought yesterday this amazing phone, but it has loose home button with rattling Noise . is it normal?

  • why you don't make slim samsung than iphone 6?

  • I phone se or Samsung galaxy a3 2016

  • On August 2 2016 Samsung will have the Unpacked event. We can hope that they will "unpack" s7 mini. There are big possiblilities that they will.

  • Please help me which one is better j5 or A3

  • Go for A3 (2016). Very classy phone. And camera is very good. Over all, it is a great phone!

  • my a3 have problem with copy paste..can not do it..why???any solving to this problem??help me... reply plsss

  • I bought this phone last month. My first time trying Samsung, after LG, Asus and Xiaomi. I don't like the UI, it think it does not user friendly as LG and Asus. I don't like the power button that just opposite with volume down, sometime it pushed together while I want to stand by (the volume button supposed to be much lower in a half of body). I like the body size, it is handy and convenient for me just like Iphone (but not the 4th level gorilla glass for back panel, it is really slippery)

  • How can i update my Samsung A3 310-F to Marshmallow?? Please guide me.

  • After 2 weeks, my phone screen going a little weird. If i use in lowlight room, with auto brightness checked, the screen look greenish/yellowish. When auto brightness is not checked, the screen is normal. When i checked brightness to auto again, the screen going greenish/yellowish again. Then when i use in good light room with auto brightness checked, the screen normal again. Any others have experiencing the same thing? Because before i use A3 2016, i use Nexus 5 and there is no problem about the screen with that condition. Thanks.

  • SM-F310F is exynos version...! I own one...! is very fast in menu ! Antutu score 36.000 points !

  • I bought it in kuwait.. brought it to kathmandu.. after using 4 days at 5 day morning when I removed it from charger it was good and suddenlt it hanged with small lines on screen.. happened whole day.. same day I showed it to customer care of samsung nepal.. they said its defective and better will be returned to kuwait service center. at 6th day its not even opening.. what can be done now.. ?

  • whats in the europe version a310f snapdragon or exynos?

  • should i buy this phone or vivo v3? please reply, thanks

  • should i choose vivo v3 or samsung galaxy a3 2016?

  • What's better, samsung A3 (2016) or Lg G5 Stylus? I need help, thanks in advance

  • which country it is launched

  • I would choose A3 becouse its compact and better camera,battery,sound in headphones.but if you play games you should buy p9 lite

  • when it comes to specifications on paper P9 Lite, but when it comes to build quality, performance, stability and looks then for sure Galaxy A3 (You will feel like you own iPhone 6 in your hand)

  • a36

  • huawei p9

  • huawei, a3 2016 is a low level smartphone.

  • between Samsung a3 2016 and Huawei p9 lite, which one should I choose?

  • I'm very confused which one should I pick between Samsung A3 2016 and Huawei P9 lite... help? please?!

  • Bring back to store, and they will replace your screen, thats will happen if you push to hard to the screen, like push your screen after placed the screen protector too hard or too much, this phone screen not to tuff like the other phone, i have samproblem with you...

  • usually the problem is on ur mobile data internet setting. APN access point name. click the correct one APN

  • pick XA if you want updates and fast charging,better CPU and more RAM pick A3 if you want glass+metal and amoled screen (more battery efficient and blacks are actually not backlighted)

  • is there any Update for Upgrade to Marshmallow Version 6.0.1 ? Please Reply tq

  • This A3 has impresive design but hardware is disappointing. 1. Snapdragon 410 cortex A53 for the high price 2. 1.5 GB RAM ( what?! ) 3. 2300mAh battery

  • Go for a3

  • sony xperia xa or samsung galaxy A3 2016?? which one is better?

  • A3 16

  • Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) or Sony Xperia M4 Aqua? Help please. Thanks in advance

  • review plz

  • I m confused btw.moto g3 and samsung a3 ,,which one should i

  • You're good at giving thorough, highly detailed opinions!

  • Buy the Samsung, sony is just unworthy, trust me.

  • A3 2016.

  • The device actually has 8 cores (exynos only) u can unlock it through flashing modified IMG , search it through XDA developer , I'm not responsible for any risk

  • does this phone exist only in single-sim variant or you have a dual-sim one(if there is any)? I have 2 sim cards and I need to buy a new phone and I am considering this, I just don't know if it has a hybrid dual sim slot (that would be okay) like 1sim+2sim/sdcard ... or is there a duos version that uses 1&2sim+sdcard ? I'm asking because if I would buy a single-sim that has no hybrid slot that wouldn't be any good

  • I have a problem with this phone. I have bought it 3 months ago. Before everything was normal, but then touchscreen doesnt sense my clicks sometimes. and for a week I cant write on keyboard quickly. it doesnt accecp all letters. i must press more times for a character. there is a lost of sensitivity of screen. does anyone have this problem? how can I fix it?

  • A3 2016 is the best. Looks so attractive

  • so you just like to play with your battery or what...?

  • Which has best camera? i phone 5s or samsung a3 16?

  • Pls reply .........which is better sony xperia m5. Or a3 2016.

  • i think size A3 is perfect

  • I've had this phone for a month. Needed a phone with 2sim's, and wanted one smaller than palm size, so a3 dual looked great choice. Phone is ok overall, despite I 've got to give it to tech people to solve FRP lock issue...-nothing so extremely stupid was expected from samsung.... lot of small cons detected after a change from LG L7 II - keyboard is stupid - if switched to symbols, it don't come back to letters after inserting a symbol, ...when calling from log, you don'tt have direct call button, you have name - than calll - than choose SIM - annoying... sms delivery report appears only in notyfications in upper side of screen and lost after you touch it... I'm wondering, how samsung is a world leader with such a crappy small drawbacks, WHICH WERE NOT PRESENT ON 3Y OLD LG?????? Otherwise - Camera is great. Gorilla glass both sides is great. Metal frame is great. Size is great. FRP lock is something that has to be removed and banned forever. Bottomline - its my first and last Samsung. Chinese Doogee is better at 1/4 the price...with no gorilla glass though... and just ordinary camera....

  • Iphone 5s Iphone much better better better weak battery life

  • Another Non-Removable Battery why??? throw phone away then.

  • For luxury a3 2016 and for performance j7 2016

  • 5s all the way buddie

  • I have this phone like 2 months and i have no issue at all, this is such a great affordable phone. Better you get this gadget than chinese phone.

  • Should i bought this 1 or iphone 5s which 1 is better

  • Is update to marshmallow available?

  • Restart the phone

  • Nope. Definitely not

  • Nope. Definitely not

  • a3 2016 or j7 2016 please help

  • no

  • no and no.

  • Personally yes, instead you can add few more bucks and get nexus 5x or htc m9/a9 All are in the same price range in my country

  • Does the phone support otg ?

  • Yes it must be

  • I just want to know that Is A3 (6) hanging or heating while charging or playing games??

  • I just want to know.. Is A3 hanging or heating while charging or playing games?? Reply please

  • Yeah, but with a worse screen on your S6. Have you noticed its size? A win for A3.

  • I feel the same way. I'm waiting for a 2gig ram(at least) 4.7 inch sized power phone from Samsung with at least a 2600mah battery life. I fear this may take a while. But I'll be patient. The Samsung Galaxy a3 2016 came very close. I know it's not impossible

  • no gyroscope

  • If i upgrade to latest android marshmallow, whether the battery life is still ok??

  • Well said, even I am surprised to see SD410 chipset in A series phone. Market is crazy for 5" and 5.5 screen size phone while I am looking for a phone that fits the hand (4.5" to 4.9" screen size) atleast 2 GB RAM and 16 to 32 GB internal storage. A camera that supports OIS and phone wight not more than 145gm. The problem is only pure chinese phones has this type configuration with OS customized in China that phones home and upload your data without your wish.

  • i love this a3 design very much. the only let down is specs. the size is perfect for me. i also have s6 edge but a3 is comfortable to hold for me. hope samsung considered to make it a 4.7" , 1080p, 3gb or 4gb of RAM, dual SIM and dedicated memory slot next year. Please considered it samsung ...

  • Does this phone have a Gyroscope???

  • HI, anyone know if the phone has noise cancellation option ?

  • From Google Play settings select Auto-update apps at any time (Data charges may apply).

  • Tell me which is best phone in terms of performance,faster cpu,battery,camera,and no lag. Best battery backup and best camera Samsung galaxy A5 2016 vs A3 2016 vs J7 2016 vs huawei P9 lite vs Iphone 5s

  • i am having a problem with the A3(2016) it wont update my facebook and snapchat app unless i am connected to wifi even thought i have unlimited data could any one help me i tried looking it up

  • when is a3 2016 getting marshmallow

  • Finally got my replacement (warranty!) phone yesterday (Z3Compact) and got it set up. Transferred the most from the Samsung A3 (2016) that I bought while the SONY was a sent for repair. What a disappointment! The SONY works, at least for now, but: the SAMSUNG better screen, better key-board, better ring-volume and sound and not to forget battery life! The Samsung drops about 5% overnight, the SONY had dropped 15% this morning. The SAMSUNG might be slightly slower, however as a 'phone' mainly used for calling, e-mails etc I like the A3 better. The SONY might have a better camera, might be 'waterproof' to a certain extend, might have a sleeker design, but for daily function? To me the best about the SONY phones is the PC Companion software giving quite good possibilities to 'service' the phone, far better than the SAMSUNG Kies.

  • and how to set your phone to recognize my two SIM

  • I'm very happy user of this phone. Battery life is very good, great design(compact) and materials. Camera have slow focus, and picture become more darker, but the details are good. Maybe they fix this with newer Android version. If you wanna play newest games with great graphic, forget about it on this phone. Not very good for gaming.

  • Hi A310F USIM can be used to set Dual SIM cards to make them for me has loaded? Please process

  • Sony Xperia Z3 Compact or Z5 Compact.

  • Never get this device.. its good but many phones are better with a better price

  • My brand new S6edge does the exact same...

  • Xperia z3 compact and z5 compact are best mobiles in this screen size range.

  • better mi redmi 3, cheaper, and the spec is higher..

  • Try using it till the battery goes to 0%. You'll be surprised how long it lasts.

  • 5s

  • Thank you all friends.i want to know about a3 2016.heating problem,battery back up ,screen resulation,Vdeo quality.pls h

  • Hi guys! i want to buy a phone in range of 35000 pkr. What i came up with is Huawei p9 lite and Samsung galaxy a3 2016. Plz suggest me another phone or help me choose between these two. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Is this phone worth to buy ?..becoz its ram only 1.5gb...im afraid it cant handle latest apps and cant multitasking very much...anyway, i want to buy a new phone with 4.3 inch to 4.7 inch screen size..any suggestion beside iphone 5s/se/6/6s...thank you...

  • Yes

  • A3 2016 or A5 2016?

  • A3, not J3

  • Please how do I get my battery to last long..with network it drains fast without network it lasts

  • Is the Wi-Fi turned on.

  • I ve bought and used it for 3 months.. it is worth to hve... bttery, size, and eveything is good and perfect for daily activities..

  • i bought it 1 month ago but my phone battery drain very fast. plz tell me why?????? if the reason is mobile setting kindly tell me

  • no

  • I ve bought and used it for 3 months.. it is worth to hve... bttery, size, and eveything is good and perfect for daily activities..

  • go fix your pricing samsung. for some reason the no-warranty price of this phone is the same as the brick-and-mortar store price of the sony m4 aqua. im pretty sure we all agree on which is the better phone of the two.

  • my a3 have problem with copy paste..can not do it..why???any solving to this problem??help me

  • Not water resistant

  • Samsung s5 or a3 2016 and why sould i buy it?

  • its a3 2016 not j3 2016

  • what the hell. samsung has launched the new A3 with tag of 2016. but 2016 is already passed a half of 2016. still the phone is not available in india. samsung have to change the name of phone like SAMSUNG GALAXY A3 2017.

  • Does it powered by snapdragon or exynos.???

  • Is this water resistant phone?

  • I've bought this phone and it's awesome Battery is great! You should buy it

  • Why J3 2016 is 4.7 inch? All the info i saw is 5".

  • i want to buy it, can anyone please give me link for buying it online and its price!

  • The samsung A3 2016 IS NOT compatible with the gear s2 watch though samsung says it is on their website have now been told it is not after 6 weeks of phone calls. Samsung needs to get its act together. Apparently writing new software but not convinced. Be very wary

  • My phone speaker volume havin low nt sounding normaly as when i buy its getin issued after service plz give me solution

  • the marshmallow update has been released for this phone ???

  • To my knowledge not available yet, and I'm afraid you might run into some serious RAM problems if you try to install it.

  • You are talking apples and oranges!! If you want to compare what to buy, at least compare with similar specs that you want from your phone and at what price!! The A3 is a 'medium' range phone at a reasonable price, the iPhone is a high end phone at a excessive price!!

  • I've had the same dilemma and I chose Samsung A3 2016. I am delighted! Battery works for about two days, everything goes quickly and ram is used about 74% (365 mb free). I don't regret

  • I've had the same dilemma and I chose Samsung A3 2016. I am delighted! Battery works for about two days, everything goes quickly and ram is used about 74% (365 mb free). I don't regret

  • Is the new marshmallow update good for a3 6???????????

  • how do u get off predictive txt ?

  • please review this already, we got to know.

  • Should I buy this phone or iPhone 5s?

  • I have the same dilemma...

  • just wanted to know wat are the models wit exynos chip/card?

  • GSMarena do a review of this phone

  • I'm sending texts but they go as sms messages. Replies not coming to phone but to my old I phone. How do I get replies to my Samsung and how do just change them from sms to texts?

  • 82% 260mb free

  • I bought a3 2016 last week,and yesterday notice display flickering. I done factory reset, but display still flickering only when phone is on charger. What to do? I think to back up to the store.

  • frnds which one is Better between Samsung a3 2016 model or huwawei 5x .pls frnd immediately. thanx

  • Can anyone how much ram is used on there device a3 2016? The procedure to check ram is 1 open apps/menu 2 open smart manager 3 from there open ram from there check and plz tell me. thanks

  • It's a really good one..in ducha small phone how much features. .and it is the best buy for me

  • Ya camera is working too

  • I'm enjoying my phone just dat d bat3 is not dat strong. Full charge lasts max of like 15hrs wt moderate use

  • definetely

  • Not sure what you mean by 'hot', but it does not get heated up either on charging or during use. On my old SONY Z3 you could almost fry eggs from time to time in comparison.

  • Hey guys, I have this phone for 4 months and it worked perfect until now. When I type fast on the keyboard it misses some letters... as if the touch screen doesn't recognize my fingers. Have anyone faced such problem?

  • Have you tested camera ,speakers and headphones.Do they work fine?

  • Is it hot?tell me pls.

  • I don't know ga32016.pls give me a details information abou ga3 2016.

  • Really it is a good phone.

  • is it really good phone?pls help me.

  • How is the battery life and display screen?