Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

  • Released 2017, January
    138g, 7.9mm thickness
    Android 6.0.1, up to Android 8.0
    16GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 4.7"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 2GB RAM
    Exynos 7870 Octa
  • 2350mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) - 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), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2017, January
Status Available. Released 2017, January
Body Dimensions 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm (5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz)
Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 Samsung Pay
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Display Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~67.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 Always-on display
Platform OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T830 MP1
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM
Main Camera Single 13 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Features Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+
Battery   Non-removable Li-Ion 2350 mAh battery
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 55 h
Misc Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
Models SM-A320F, SM-A320Y, SM-A320FL
SAR EU 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (body)    
Price About 220 EUR
Tests Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 999 / Basemark X: 5160
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.688 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -94.7dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB
Battery life

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) - User Reviews

  • The latest smartphone samsung until now smallest just 4.7 inch. Bloatware remove all. I get 11GB free memory. Now over 80 new app installed not problem or lag phone

  • Thanks.

  • To remove Facebook and maybe other bloatware, follow this

  • well you're not following the smartphones very well.. the Sony Xperia M4 Aqua from 2015 was also mid-range phone with IP68 and i owned it, this is my second IP68 mid-range phone

  • This phone is midrange so...

  • what... ''how'' ? don't get your question.. yes is possible

  • IP68?? How??

  • I noticed also calls suck the battery life out of this.

  • Thats' nothing my wifi works fine. rather have pie and storage!!

  • The screen size is the same as the iPhone 6, 6s, 7 and 8 so it will be comfortable in the hand if you have used any of these iPhones in the past. #smallphonesarestillgreat!

  • I bought this in 2019 gray color. After buying a40 which is giant too big for me. And finger print on the back well just don't like it. So yes is worth buyinh in 2019.

  • I agree fully. The last time biggest problem is to find a new small or middle size phone models. I don't like big-size phones. I don't like visually a gigant all these last time models. For women Samsung Galaxy S4 mini (discontinued), A3 and something like these is OK. But not S8, 9, 10... 10+... Apple (small models) also not my choice. What about thinking Koreans ? :D

  • I only use single router anyhow lol, speed fine, rather have other perks one UI , volte etc.

  • a3 2017 with WIFI ac dual band a20e only with WIFI n 2.4Ghz only You know what message I would bring, right...

  • An update for US users....as mentioned AT&T does not support wi fi calling for the phone, I started out with the Hangouts app as a workaround but had trouble with it (party on the other side hearing an echo)...so I uninstalled the Hangouts dialer and installed Google Voice, it has a wi fi calling feature they just rolled out this year....it is working fine, huge improvement over Hangouts...as of now Voice is only available in US and Canada....someone in the comments suggested Google Duo, I never tried it as I think both parties need to have the app installed.

  • You would of been better going for 2019 model, you wont get Pie update on it. Sad Samsung do this though, or i would of kept mine. Hawuie Nova 3e would be better choice if buying now, the biggest complain with the A3 was the measly 16GB storage. App updates were leaving me with like hardly any storage we should even be on 64GB now days not 8 or 16GB , i couldn't move bloatware either. Guys if you really want a similiar phone just go A20e, screen is great for LCD. I'm loving 32GB storage and as below the other perks!, I cant stand huge phones either, and I'm having no issue with this one as in size. I avoided the A20 6.4 was to big for me, anyhow I'm happy over and out lads!

  • oh and I do no miss those glass backs shudder!!!!!!

  • Go for A20e , its not much bigger than A3 i put side by side, i get wifi calling native now and Volte! never got those on A3 , great battery Pie and few other goodies, for 1/2 the price of A3 new. A3 was good 2years ago but bit old looking now style.

  • Just ordered a used one, think it will suffice for a couple of years at least, though I've read it will only receive critical security updates. Unsure for how long there will be updates, but I don't care. This is the only phone that suits my needs. Don't want a big phone.

  • wow

  • Try Google Duo. We have the same problem of no cell signal. The wi-fi calling is good in the UK but it depends on your network provider.

  • Your joking, this was best one I ever owned, I had S5 before all J series which are now A series were laggy. This runs like a dream, still going strong

  • I know right ridiculous really, so Thier marketing team think we all want phablet?, I just want to text call, I'm done with Samsung.

  • " in 2018 Samsung discontinued the A-models, including A5 etc. and i think there wont be A7 2019, all they got replaced with the newer models starting from A10 ending on A80 as for now, " No wonder why they all were replaced with big phones , A10 and A80 which are 169 and 210 g respectively. The A3 is only 138 g ! so go research your facts when comparing apples with apples. I wanted a small phone A3 size . Now they don`t make any more midrange phones that size, the only one is the S10e which is very expensive . So when your piece of kak starts to give you trouble and dies then good luck trying to find a replacement

  • obviously you're talking or typing crap... have no clue whatever you're talking about, first of all, A3 had 2015, 2016 and 2017 as last model (A6 2018 was considered to be a replace for the A3 2017, same processor but more ram and higher resolution than A3 2017), in 2018 Samsung discontinued the A-models, including A5 etc. and i think there wont be A7 2019, all they got replaced with the newer models starting from A10 ending on A80 as for now, also the Samsung discontinued the J-series, there wont be J-series anymore, but only A, M and S, look i don't wanna write whole book here.. but isn't going to hurt you, to learn a few facts about cell phones, also me and my friend have A3, why that issues never happened to none of us ? sorry but you're talking trash, educate yourself a bit!

  • Then why dont they make the A3 2019 ? its a once off phone because because its a piece of crap ! The nearest relative is the Jpro gold for half the price SAve your money , if dont wants apps dissapearing ( like all the predecessors) and the stopwatch automatically appearing and cant disable, the apps on the home screen keep on dissapreaing as with the samsung S5 and all and every other mid range phone Save your money , get a huwawai p smart

  • well that's just 20$ more compared to my country price, not a big of difference, anyway, my A3 2017 was a gift to me, being bought in UK, don't know the exact price, so i got it for free, but so far, pretty satisfied with this phone, it is brilliant one

  • i bought it from amazon.ae 2 months back by 215 USD

  • i don't wanna sound bad.. but, if you had bad experience with A3 2017, doesn't mean every single unit of them would face the same fate like yours.. example, mine is old over one year, the battery is brilliant, 2 days with medium-heavy usage, 3 days light using, so far i haven't even one single trouble with this phone, so an advice, don't fool other peoples just because you had bad experience with it

  • shit phone, had: ppl couldn't hear me when purchased CPU swapped out. Apps disappearing Had battery replaced dont make them anymore DONT BUY

  • i don't know from where you are, but in my country Macedonia, you can still find brand new unlocked A3 2017 for like 175 euros

  • Wanting to find another ,where can buy?? Excellent phone premium.

  • Seems just Russia !! top 3 have Dec patch.

  • Me too??? what gives!

  • Today I switched out the Hangouts dialer for Google Voice....Voice seems to be working even better than Hangouts for wi-fi calling....at present Voice is only available in the U.S.

  • well one of the possible problem is your carrier operator, the second problem can be, the other version(s) of A3, there's few versions depends on the region where you live, my version is the EU version with number: SM-A320FL, it is important that you know your version, sometimes this plays big role for updates, however is still pretty weird, passed 6 months since you haven't did updates, in case you have the same EU version as mentioned above, isn't going to hurt, to contact the Samsung, and tell them about it, 6 months is too much i think

  • Yes that's it, mine is still on October 2018. I can't fig out why? What can I do anyway? What could be the problem?

  • it is in forth months scheduled plan for security updates and patches.. but other thing is weird, you mentioned October 2018 ? mine the security patch level is December 2018 with January 10th 2019 Kernel version, all these installed on 30th January 2019, so the next update should be for few days or the beginning of June month, hopefully

  • Why my galaxy A3 2017 not getting security updates from October 2018. Even when I try manually, it tells me I have the latest update.

  • Yes or Facebook Messenger

  • I wanted a (relatively) compact Android phone at a price, there was nothing sold in the U.S. that was a fit, so I bought the UK version off of ebay for $200 from a U.S. seller...new in a sealed box...works great on the A. T. & T. network, the only issue is that wi-fi calling is not supported in U.S. (I think only supported by certain carriers in the countries where the phone is officially sold) and I need wi-fi calling as I am in a bad reception area...but I found a workaround with the Hangouts app from Google, you just use the Hangouts dialer, works perfect.

  • Agree and the battery is good as when brought it crazy! ....i really think it was their best one. I may however go to Pixel a3 once it dies, if it dies at this rate?.

  • Pleasure. The reason I chose this phone was because of its connectivity. After all I want a phone and the A3 2017 connects to everything you can get at the moment. Mine has Android 8.0 and is on Hutchinson 3G and it is basically a flagship destroyer. Sound is good and loud and the call quality is excellent on WiFi and the cellular network. 64GB card is too much storage but I fitted the card anyway. Samsung converts all my music to whatever format it uses and compresses my WAV files , so I have 50 or so albums and still 75% of storage on card left. OK it is not a gaming phone and the camera is just a camera and the GPS is not fully loaded but I wanted a phone. Video calls on Duo are cool and the battery lasts ages. Samsung made a big mistake in stopping making this phone and all their new budget phones are not as good as the A3 2017 and to get the same connectivity and all the rest you have to pay much more. IP68 / Fingerprint / VoLTE / Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band WiFi Direct hotspot / NFC / 4G / USB 2.0 Type-C 1.0 all for £180 ! If Samsung made this phone 5G it would be perfect for a long time for me.

  • About $380 i think but not easy to find now, compact

  • Ok thanks found it....:D .

  • Galaxy A3 2017 Your device is Super-Voice compatible. Just make sure you've downloaded the latest software update, either on your device or from our website. In a 4G Super-Voice area and your device is compatible. VoLTE.

  • Open the phone application. Open menu top right. Open settings and scroll to WiFi calling. Toggle on or off as required.

  • No checked where?

  • Where update Jan 2019 for UAE

  • It is network dependent but WiFi calling is there in the phone.

  • Ok must be EE provider, im using UAE no Wifi calling.

  • Open the phone application. Open menu top right. Open settings and scroll to WiFi calling. Toggle on or off as required.

  • My A3 2017 has WiFi calling. The WiFi calling is built in and no applications are needed. It appears to be a UK handset.

  • Try UK websites ! it doesn't have wifi calling though maybe you looking at something else.

  • Hi inneed of a samsung a3 2017 can i get and the price Kenyan price waiting for an answer

  • I have trouble finding a replacement for this phone. I would like another as mine is so good. What more do you need from a phone. It connects to any radio device that is useful. Good call quality and I like the little symbol for WiFi calling so I do not even have to use an application for this function. I got a 64GB card for my music and the phone converts the files to save space which is cool as I am not really bothered about quality from a phone speaker and want storage space. I still have 70+% left after about 30 albums. Waterproof to IP68 / Fingerprint / Good Connections / USB 3 / Quality Build. There is no real need to add many applications. The only downside is Samsung did a deal with Facebook to put the programme on all their phones and yes you can not remove Facebook from a Samsung Phone without Re-Programming. Facebook is a big downside.

  • Still rokn this bad boy!!! best compact ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Never; samsung discontinued the a3

  • more compact phones like this pleaaaase

  • 1and half year n running like S7 guys.. Gaming is acceptable but the internet speed is spot on . It is worth its value waterproofing is too gud.. speaker os is awesome 😘😘😘&#128­156;💜🖤

  • Samsung A3 (2019) When ? Thank's

  • need the complete screen to buy

  • I use it for 2 y now. It`s great phone. For standard use no gaming. Net, mail, phoning, sms, mms, sport activity because of ANT+, battery duration 3 days asylee, navigation, good pictures if light is good enough for family album. And the best of all it suit in all pockets. I`m sick of a big screens. I had galaxy s8 but is uncomfortably to use in daily base and terrain working. I hope they don`t stop making it in the future. Accept some very new designs like paper screens.

  • This baby needs pie!!!! would look amazin! and one ui.........

  • Hard to find now, I have 2 so good for years, best one samsung made imho. Battery just keeps going even though says 2350, must be like iphone. I cant part with this treasure! ...don't like new styles and fingerprint is just right on this effortless.

  • Very good one, I have it for 2yrs, but broke the screen, so looking to a replacement, but they are all larger... I bet there is still a good market for powerful small mobiles, the one that fit easily it the pocket

  • Shame no pie update, getting older now

  • Compact, very realible and powerfull. It has pretty good camera, and responsible. I've been used it for over 1,5 yrs.

  • Thanks would Nokia 3.1 be an upgrade or down?, its compact at least......damn samsung and their huge phones

  • The phone you want is a Moto G6 play. Cheaper, nearly twice the battery size and has 32 GB of storage. Hope you find this useful!

  • Wish hurry bring 32GB version with 2900 battery and 3gig ram !

  • Don't mind the android and battery if the soc is battery saver could be a lower battery. Just have to wait for A series to come out.

  • If they did this in 32GB even a LCD display and Aluminium back ram is fine, 2800 battery , Android 9.0 would be brilliant.

  • Yes, that is true but doesn't make samsung to launch another compact phone to the market. It didn't in 2019. They could make this phone with more storage 64gb?

  • No but I know lots who still want compact , not huge phone

  • No, you get no upgrades now Oreo end, more storage, slightly bigger battery. I wouldn't go glass again to fragile. Size is great though

  • Depends what you want on a mobile. Install 2 gb games on play store. No it has only 16gb. Day to day use and compact size and battery endurance then yes. Seems like the camera is average.

  • Sir, do you work for samsung to state that?

  • It worth to buy this phone in 2019?

  • We'll give the people what they want ..compact

  • Motorola word was wrong typing.I meant for the Galaxy A3 2017

  • with respect.. but wth are you talking about ? ''Motorola A3 2017 Android 8 is updated on most ROMs'' ? Motorola A3 ? dude are you fine.. second i'm using android 8 on my Samsung A3 2017 since May month 2018, and i can't complain about the battery, for me the battery is the same as previous on android Nougat, it lasts 2 days with medium to hard usage of FB, messenger and little bit of gaming, and that lasts with the Always on Display function turned ON! if i turn off that option would last 3 days, but i'm fine, i love the AOD, i don't see why they should put a ''fix'' to something that isn't broken, i wonder how long you want the battery to last ? 7 days.. that era of phones are long way behind us, when the smartphones didn't exists with this big displays, processors etc.

  • Notable Samsung company officials. Motorola A3 2017 Android 8 is updated on most ROMs (I use Rom Iran in THR). The battery life is very high, causing all users to be dissatisfied with most of the models that have been updated for Android 8 especially for the Serie A. The battery in the standby mode of the phone is extremely high and is several times that of the screen. Please and please resolve this issue by submitting an update. Thank you to the Samsung Company

  • Pubg on low fps and no fortnite

  • What bout budget M series??? better not be big sick of big

  • No way man. 2019 version with 4.7" maximum length qs this one. Unfortunately and probably samsung will launch a phablet in the 2019 version : (.

  • 8 better with security patches

  • Hello everybody. Dear users who have had more than a month of experience using this phone with both Android 7 and Android 8, say which version is less battery consuming and which version has a lot of battery power. wait If you answer quickly Thank you

  • 2019 I think A series will be better storage, Just hoping for same size prefer it. or most 5'inch. LCD is ok and do away with glass.

  • Shouldn't matter in countries, you checked for a rogue app?, and settings battery usage! ...Nougat mine was way faster drained. Oreo is designed to put to sleep i believe. Anyhow try a factory reset! UAE Model..... also check apps and all their settings too. Just takes 1 rogue app to suck a battery! . Had this phone been Aluminium would be sammy's iphone. I'm so hoping new range A-M a mid ranger with 32GB is there. I prefer Aluminium to glass.

  • Shouldnt matter in countries, you checked for a rogue app?, and settings battery usage! ...Nougat mine was way faster drained. Oreo is designed to put to sleep i believe. Anyhow try a factory reset!

  • Hello. I also emphasize that in update android 8 for A3 2017 I do not know about the Android 8 update on other countries, but on Android 8, the consumption of the battery was very high for Iran, so that in standby mode and using the battery, the battery consumption is too unreasonable and higher It's Android 7 and it's a disappointment for users to provide updates to Samsung and go to Huawei and the iPhone. I ask the Samsung authorities to resolve this issue seriously. If you read the user's comments on mobile sites, they'll notice it more. I'm having trouble and words. thank you

  • My brothers pixel sucks !!! compared to this hahah battery life. I honestly can say this is the best phone on market atm battery wise! ......I cant wait for 2019. I will only ever buy Sammy!

  • Hello my friend.where are you'r rom.your rom country?

  • I can tell you battery is brilliant on Oreo! i was %80 last night at bed 2 days again

  • excuse me>>>>>>>previous comment>>>>>>cell standby

  • Hello.I saw two big problems in updating Android 8 on this phone: first, battery consumption is very high in standby, and secondly, most users are not upset about the fact that they can not get the frame around the icons. If you fix it, thank you.

  • Hello.I saw two big problems in updating Android 8 on this phone: first, battery consumption is very high in standby, and secondly, most users are not upset about the fact that they can not get the frame around the icons. If you fix it, thank you.

  • I wouldn't mind if they do again a 4.7" phones but with 32gb and 135 mm height max like this one. But phones nowadays are getting huge. Unfortunately the a30 or m30 or whatever they will call it, also I think it will be a huge phone and nor compact at all.

  • can i play PUBG or fotnite on this phone ?

  • I dont think they will make it small size again, as we didnt see a galaxy a3 in compact size in 2018. But we still hope that samsung continue making this phone in compact size because it looks very handy, comfortable and nice looking. The main downside of the galaxy a3 2017 model is the lack of a didicated memory card slot, hope they will solve this in the new model in new year.

  • I am using it for more than a year such an amazing phone with a compact size! I don't know if there is anyone out there like this one at this size.Plus it has almost all the sensors that a flagship phone has! Amazing phone!

  • What exactly i mean is: of course using a 2nd sim battery endurance will not be so high. But using a dual sim version phone with a SD card. If that version is the same battery endurance as a single sim version. I just want the dual sim version in case I need it some time latter. But primarily will be used with a SD card. I would apreciatte some insights about this. Thanks

  • I know that we want that. But not sure if the a30 ,will be like this. After seeing news about the sony xz4 compact i think that compact phones are over. O even apple phoned are taller.

  • We want attestation of samsung Glaxy A3 (2017)

  • People. Does anyone know if the dual sim version the A320FD version has the same battery eficiency of the single sim version. I mean the same 93h battery endurance? Thanks.

  • We want one advice about samsung Galaxy A3 that how we can identify this phone.

  • But this phone height Is 135.4 mm and compact size just on the limit. If a30 2019 will be 5" inch or more that would me more than 140 mm and not compact at all. At you think?

  • Where u buy from

  • I think the ratio will be 18, but 5....with any luck! which wont make it large at all!

  • Does anyone think that samsung a30 2019 will have the same measurements as this one? Particularly same height? Or do you think it will be a 5" inch not compact at all?

  • Nope there's no notification light, for that you have Always on Display feature which J5 2017 doesn't have, the audio quality is great, display sharing not sure if it supports or not, overall i'll definitely choose A3 2017 over J5 2017, because it looks way more cool than J5, as the A3 have front and back glass instead of aluminum back (J5), then other important thing is, A3 have IP68 certificate for dust/water proof. Still that's my opinion just, you might have your own opinions, so good luck anyway :) oh just to add, the battery duration is great, it lasts 2 days with medium-heavy usage, playing some games for like 15-20 mins daily, FB and messenger almost all day, plus, the option Always on Display is always turned on.. so the battery is brilliant

  • is there a notification light on this phone and does galaxy a3 2017 support screen sharing?... And how is the audio quality and battery duration of this phone?... Plz somebody say becaz i decide to choose either this one or J5 2017.

  • Just bought this bad boy yesterday, and wow. I'm amazed. All of cool features and good specs for that price. And phone works great. Fast, great battery, really fast charging, ice cold all the time, and with a lot of flagship features. Def. best buy for the price and 4.7' display!!! #1 Recomendation from me. Cheers!

  • Need some advice update to Oreo or keep Nougat?, Will it offer anything that great, I prefer Nougat Emoji more but I guess lose security patch right?

  • Nah! many of us don't want big!

  • The Samsung Iphone, perfect size! Love it......just wish 32gb! waits for new M-A line up hoping A has this model also.

  • And 5G.

  • 5" with 18:9 won't be good

  • Seems like that sharp, took the words out of your mouth.

  • I have 8GB but yeah sucks bloatware! use SD Card....

  • Ill just buy another one these, suits me anyhow.

  • I think compact size phones are going to be extinct. The minimum size will be at least 5.0 inches.

  • 3GB+ RAM 32GB+ ROM No more than 64mm wide handset Fingerprint sensor on front or side No HD or FHD to ensure longer battery life FTFY :)

  • Waiting for an A3 (2019) with... 3GB RAM 32GB ROM Snapdragon 636 or 660 5" 18:9 HD+/FHD+ display

  • A3 best phone.I hope us 2019 same size phone publish .

  • Does anyone have experience with the A320F version working in the U.S.?

  • i got 10, when i bought it, they never said that you'll have 16 GB free, 16 is the total memory capacity the phone have.. around 6 GB is reserved for the Android OS itself and the Samsung apps.. anyway sounds like your phone wasn't bought unlocked

  • False advertisment. They claim the phone has a grand total of 16 gb space. When disabling all possible bloatware and cleaning everything that can be uninstalled. I have a total of 6.4 GB free...-That is 9.6 gb LESS than advertised...

  • Me too imagine Pie 9.0 on this puppy! Be heav'n....cmon sammy just 1 more????????

  • Samsung offers a number of extra modes for the camera which you can download for free. Sports mode is one of them, just open the Samsung Galaxy store and download from there and then it'll appear in the list when you swipe left on the camera (the one that lets you choose betwen Auto, HDR, etc). All it does it configure the settings so you can do the same thing in manual mode if you want more control but it's a nice option if, like me, you just want to point and shoot.

  • Best phone i used

  • Nice phone, nice size, mediocre camera app. The camera could be ok with a "sport mode" or something, the exposure speed if often too slow. Sure, the backgrounds are nice looking, but the kids moving around are very blurry. I sometimes get like 1/33 shutter outdoors, that's worse than our previous Galaxy S4 mini which is a way older phone. This could be fixed in software! Yes, an optional sports mode would result in more grain, but I'd rather have grain than blur and so would most people I'm sure. (running Oreo)

  • Yeh was hoping 2018 but no :( perhaps 2019 version , we need another A3 this is perfect size! Please Samsung no bigguns

  • this phone deserved 32gb memory and at least 3gb ram.

  • Whats the internal user memory after 16gb left to use does anyone know????

  • Wat

  • Ne one have Zoom up?..display or small....

  • To me RAM is fine. Normally you have 1 gig free. 16 gig space is not enough if you want to play some games/add some apps as those can NOT (mostly) be moved to SD

  • My first good experience with android phone. Everything works as expected. Display is really smooth. Touch to unlock could have been a bit better, also I'd like it to have more ram and especially space (16GB - you get ca. 10 is not enough) but overal it's a good phone. Most importantly however it's compact... I still hope Samsung plans to release phone under 140mm this or next year.

  • Amazon.

  • I think they have to test it on the hardware first until it is stable then they release it. Sony I hear are the slowest at this behavior.I quite like Android 8 as it is but could be improved for me but not much more I want. I used to have Android 4 and it seems as if the droids have been busy as it seems quite a step up. But I would definitely go for Anfroid 9 or 10 or etc etc.

  • A3 (2018) ?

  • Thanks. I tried that but it only seems to be coming from Samsung notifications. The notification settings are cool.......just keep getting Samsung stuff which is not in the notifications list or I can not find it. I have the A320FL.....maybe some difference ? This phone is brilliant and also looks good. I have no need to add much applications so I still have 50%+ internal memory and a 64GB card which has loads of music and images on and all has been compressed for the optimal phone settings I think and I have loads of memmory left. A small PC with a SIM card......brilliant.

  • Android P Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Probable Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Probable Samsung Galaxy S8 Probable Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus Probable Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Probable Samsung Galaxy S9 Probable Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus Probable

  • Hoping for Android Pie will be amazing on this , pray Samsung upgrade.

  • Piano sound can under notifications, maybe because you have Oreo! I'm using Nougat still, I didn't like app draw with Oreo, more professional looking nougat.

  • Muttley, to get rid of that annoying Piano sound, go to sounds, notifications and set it to something else or silent.

  • Upgrade. No problems from where I am.

  • Not at all. The memory is just fine. I am impressed with the operation capabilities. I just want a phone first of all and it is brilliant. Then it is a small computer. Sure it is not a high power desktop but it is much smaller and it looks so good. Craftwork and very handy device for the modern world.

  • Well now difficult choice but I got a Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 after spending much time choosing it....and very happy. Connected it to the interwebs and it downloaded all the latest software without a SIM card..I got Android 8.0 All the applications are already loaded , no need to add much. Call quality is amazing on wifi and cellular as good as the landline if not better ! You get the option to get notifications from which applications you want. It is fairly small and has a zoom facility for easy read which I need. I got a SD memory card to expand my sounds and put some pictures on but this was slightly unessassary as I got 64MB...overkill springs to mind. Some applications you can move to the SD card but not the bloatware. The phone has enough internal memory as all the useful stuff is built in. Fingerprint reader and aluminium / glass build. Very nice design & nice to hold. Very hesitant to spend money on a phone but I really need to join the modern world. It is apparently waterproof but I will not trying to drown it. The Good. Cool looks. Cool works.....Fingerprint / Near Feild / Waterproof / Good sound quality for a cell phone / TV connection apparently ( not tried it.) USB C ...works 2 ways plug in. A small expandable computer with a SIM card. Could spend 3 or 4 times more for little gain. Fast charge and all day battery under heavy use. Block numbers withheld and includes a spam filter warning on the phone call screen. The Bad. Really poor SMS message sounds. A very annoying piano sound that is hard to remove. Some bloatware facebook for example. Needs a case as it is expensive. Only really one good case and the magnetic closing messes up the compass. ( But does not affect the navigation which is brilliant. on Google Maps.)

  • Asker of this question - it depends on what you use it for. I have Android 8.0 on mine and there's 9.5GB internal storage free out of the box which is plenty for me as I don't install many apps or games. After installing everything I use, I still have 6GB internal storage free. Regarding memory, I do a lot of email and browsing, often with up to 15 tabs open. 3GB would definitely be better but looking at my usage stats on a 4GB phone, I rarely use above 2.5GB. The good thing with Oreo on the A3 is that it will auto close apps you haven't used for 3 days releasing memory. Whilst 3GB would be desirable, I've not had any issues with 2GB.

  • Owners of this phone - aren't the minimal 16 GB and 2 GB ram problematic?

  • Where you buy from ??? Reputable.

  • IMEI the best source, then just visit imei.info and have it checked up, if u can't use the imei, look at the sensors, also the fingerprint on ''fake'' phones aren't included, or have less/more sensors than the original, third way is to look at the display, the ''fake'' ones can't have AMOLED displays for sure, so on the ''fake'' ones the display would have worse quality than the AMOLED, still as for me, the imei is the best way to find out, good luck :)

  • How to separate Original a3 2017 from A3 2017 (Fake) ??

  • android distribution for august 2018 is out and majority is still using nougat

  • Clean your home button! mine works perfect on Nougat.

  • After months of tests, i have to say is perfect but fingerprint sometimes it's hard to response because it require a Doctor hands .... ;)

  • yes dear you are right .

  • Yes it have .

  • Also Samsung has knox for security on top of Google's security. So Samsung users are covered!.

  • But even for my computers I don't give a crap about it having the latest security updates or not, since I rarely download exe programs onto my PC whose source is not trusted. Same for my phone, so I don't give a crap about whether my phone is vulernable or not, as long as it doesn't stop me from using certain programs that I need. I don't go to porn sites! etc..... Id rather have software i like than i don't , Oreo was to buggy for me and takes up more room

  • Like? Saftey

  • in that case he/she would miss the security patch from July 2018, not very recommended for safety reasons

  • Keep 7 not much Oreo offers!!!

  • Cant see many A320Y Model for sale??

  • i'm using Oreo on my A3 2017, since May month, security patch level July 1, 2018 (currently), so far no crashes or whatsoever the phone is pretty amazing for it's price range, even before the security patch level from July 2018, didn't had even one single crash problem or other similar troubles. But i'd leave it up to you, if you wanna do upgrade from 7.0 Nougat to 8.0 Oreo, my experiences are positive from 8.0 Oreo, pretty stable OS

  • Hey there. I am new owner of this model. Not yet upgraded to Oreo, I am on 7.0. Some Google results says it was not stable with Oreo on May, what about now? Fixed and stable, or I should keep the 7.0?

  • Register both hands, its what i did mines fast!

  • I really wish that Huawei would make a compact sub 4.7" phone with a front mountewd fingerprint sensor. I love EMUI and the Huawei fingerprint sensors are the best in the business. Lightning quick and super responsive. The only compact phone that has a better fingerprint sensor than the A3 2017 is the XZ1 Compact. And another thing. Why on earth does Samsung give us mobiles with AMOLED screens and that ship with a horrible glaring white theme out of the box? Just include a black theme already already and stop being obnoxious. Can't say that I think Grace is any better than TouchWiz.

  • This!!

  • Yes!

  • does the a3 2017 have screen mirroring functon

  • Hmmm. Sony x compact or this?

  • I agree

  • We want 4.7 with Infinity and 3gig ram and 32gig HD

  • bought that phone.. really good, i must say its monster in small pack. tiny device but superb working. But finger print sensor is not good at all. its fast but very hard some times to b successfully used.

  • as far as i know nope, i read somewhere that the A6 2018 is considered the successor of A3 2017, as A6 2018 have the exact same processor and GPU, just 32 GB memory and 3 GB of ram, and wider resolution a bit, i might be wrong.. but that's what i know

  • Will there be a 2018 version? I'd really like a phone with less than 5" screen.

  • So what tricks did you do with ABD please share lol

  • +Great hardware and battery life. -which is throttled by the slow, buggy, and bloatware full SamsungAndroid. must change ROM or atleast do some tricks with ADB, to optimise it, but after u ve done the job - which should have done by the Samsung - , it suddenly becomes one of the best in its category. So recommended only for those who can do some tricks on phones :)

  • To many unecessry settings Oreo ...pass. buggy

  • Anyone have alarm bug??? no alarm sound.

  • oreo amazin!!! how phone should be

  • Should just put Android P on it....bypass Oreo! i hate Oreo settings

  • Settings software update turn off second one download updates toggle to off

  • Good size and standard spec smart phone. However easily broken (back panel and screen). Also frequent unnecessary Samsung apps uploading incessantly. Not pleased with this purchase, will not be buying same phone again.

  • Use Duo or messenger

  • Can we select our mp3s from memory card as ringringtone ?

  • Does it have video call on gsm ? I hear some people cant make video call on gsm doesn't it have this option ? Please inform me, thanks.

  • Well that's bad then innit.

  • UAE ...I asked them they dont even know

  • i don't know about you, but i got Oreo 2 weeks ago, and the new patch from 1st of June 2018

  • I'm from Finland and I have got the Android 8.0 Oreo update and also the 1 june security patch. The phone works amazing without any problem. I have also Galaxy A8 2018, but it's still on Android 7.1.1 and that's stupid..

  • Where is Oreoooooooooooo

  • Phone became very slow since the update, has a lot of lag. Also for some reason when i go to device maintenance it keeps using up over 300mb of storage, all my apps was moved to my sd card bud still over 300mb keeps disappearing every time. Update is nice and all bud makes the phone very slow and laggy

  • Gud news then waiting for new update

  • i did already said which country, but ok, Macedonia, and the phone is bought from England, i did all the updates and as i already mentioned, no problem so far with the phone, no worse battery, no boot loop issue or similar things, the phone so far is pretty amazing

  • Refrain from installing the update if you haven’t already In the meantime, you should refrain from installing the update if you haven’t already, until there’s an official all-clear from Samsung. The fixed update would be different from the one currently going out, but since there is no confirmation yet on whether the rollout has stopped, it’s best to steer clear if you have a Galaxy A3 (2017).

  • What country?? some ppl having boot loop issue. and reporting worse battery !

  • Under lock screen i have swype? is there way to choose none?. like it used to have get rid of lock screen.

  • so far no, the battery is brilliant, full day and more with medium using, when i did the update from 7.0 N to 8.0 O, from 100% battery it lasted over 24 hrs, so, my final words is, no problem with the battery with Oreo and A3 2017, satisfied with battery, Edit: i have also the security patch from 1st of April 2018

  • I keep reading worse battery result?...hopefully not on A3

  • 2 days ago my A3 2017 got the Oreo update, bought from England which was a gift for me, and using T-Mobile as operator in my country Macedonia :)

  • What best dsiplay? Font. Default or zoom font high

  • A series better than J !

  • Totally!!! 4.7 is great size! I want 2019 A3 with infinity 3gig ram and internal 32.

  • A3 2017 or J5 2017 which one is better to buy?

  • We need more small phones like this one. Though with atleast 3gb ram and 32 gb storage.

  • PHN???

  • Oreo update has started in my country (PHN)

  • Yes on 1st june 2018

  • A3 2018...infinity 4.7 4 gig ram/2800 battery! wireless charging. We wait lol

  • Wht abt A5 2017

  • Yes roll out has begun already!

  • Does this phone will get oreo ?

  • in my country currently is on sale almost everywhere, it's like 200-220 euros, or like 237-260 dollars range

  • This isn’t $600 only $300..I feel ok for what it is..underrated phone imho

  • Battery is great , go for it but it’s a great phone. I bet you’ll get some xiomi rubbish

  • Enough with Samsung phones. Samsung tries to install there apps that we never use. My wife s phone I bought for 600 AUD is a real wast of money. When she tried to use it the car's (Mitsubishi out lander) hands free system Samsung app starts and attempt to prevent the link slowing down the phone. There is no way to unstall this app unfortunate. She narrowly escaped accident while trying to answer the phone through hands free system which was very much reliable until Samsung sneakingly install their app. I have made up my mind to go for google phone next time soon. Hope google is not foolish enough to do the same thing.

  • When we are get oreo version?

  • 2350mAh and 2gb Ram on 2017? NO WAY! even for 180EUR i will still pass.. there are other better phone that can give higher specs for 200EUR. super rip off.

  • When was oreo released for the a3 2017

  • They released Oreo!!! ????? just wait a week you'll see update.

  • Samsung is useless. They take forever just to bring out a softwear update. They bring out flagship phones bud they are pathetic when it comes to releasing softwear updates. Compared to iPhone or Huawei or Sony Samsung is crap in pleasing customers with softwear releases

  • Only security update lol

  • UAE 400mb must be Oreo downloading now!

  • no only russia :(

  • Someone get Oreo on Russia?

  • I wish this has plastic back like S3. Wonder if can but poly back

  • Also after Nougat update and around 30 apps I still have around 6g of storage left

  • Hi, the AOD is customisable to a certain point. You can have your music player on there or calendar, or just time and date. The only thing I can't see to not show is the battery percentage, I hate seeing that all the time on the AOD! It does turn off in your pocket and dims according to the surrounding light.

  • Why is it that my galaxy A3 2017 these days take longer than before to charge fully? I mean not the 1hr and 38 minutes it used to take before.

  • Hi.... Me too waiting for a3 2018. There are few designs like a8 & a8plus which is really looking good....

  • Do you know if Samsung will release a 2018 version? I haven't found any updated info/leaks in the past few months.

  • Very good product. Using the same for past 7months. Waiting to upgrade with a3 2018

  • Yes turns off dims, with sensor and can turn it off also , and certain times. I don't think you can install it via app built in. Anyhow it's very handy feature I like it, hardly uses battery

  • Doesn't look like one coming but who knows, you'll pay more anyhow if so. There's not many mid rangers 4.7 about how, if you like compact. If you want something cheap look at S3 that's 4.8. I think we need more compact Shamec about the A6 rumours.

  • I don't know, man. In this world of large notched phone, a successor to this is very unlikely, or at least unlikely as compact. I'm personally hoping for a 4.7" midrange Android phone with at least 73% stb ratio and Snapdragon 630 (for efficiency) even without the water&dust resistance but based on the phone trend nowadays, it's merely a pipe dream. Oh, and Galaxy A3 (2017) was never officially released here in my region.

  • If there's still plenty of stock for the model you want to buy, then you might as well wait. I have no idea when they will announce or release the a3 2018. Maybe never. Who knows. If the a3 2017 meets all your needs, you might as well get that one.

  • Shall I buy this or wait for the 2018 version (if there will be one)?

  • I have few questions. First how customizable is AOD feature, does it turn itself off when it's in pocket, and dim in dark. Only reason i'm considering buying this phone is AOD feature, which J5 (2017) doesn't have (but i found apps on forums that enable that feature on any Samsung device, but how it's performe?). Also, how much storage you have after update to Nougat, i read somewhere that you left around 6.5GB (i know i have microSD slot). Is better to buy A3 with AOD feature or J5 and install app to enable it (by specs they're almost the same with few minor difference). I like them both Thanks, and sorry for grammar.

  • Welcome glad its resolved, i had that issue too, strange! I used my old S5 charger. But one i had from UAE was a bit shady looking !.Now if we can just get that Oreo soon

  • Which store did you buy it from?

  • A320Y/DS. Battery lasts 1.5 days with normal use. New charger with 2.0A output is ok for me now, around 2 hours to full charge.

  • Yep, it was new and i used an original charger in the box (1.55A output). You are right. It is the problem of charger. Once i change to another one, it takes around two hours to full chrge. Thank for your help!

  • Email this guy ask re carrier! your neck of woods.

  • China cheap plug Sansai, but changed it to other official samsung I had spare now charges great.

  • Was it new?? factory reset first, no apps chewing battery?, check each app in apps settings/battery. Also use genuine SS plug/cable. I was using a cheap cable same happened till i got genuine than bham fast!

  • Check your carriers bands, then match with it.. Please check if your GSM cellular carrier supports the bands for this model before purchasing, LTE may not be available in all areas :2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, 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).

  • How long does your battery last? What model? A320_ ?

  • Just bought a3 2017 3 days ago, it takes very very long time to full charge(over 5 hours). Does anybody have this experience?

  • Does this F DS model work as well as the A320Y model does in the US on LTE? Does it have as many bands as the A320Y?

  • Which models work on LTE in the United States?

  • Get a Staple, clean out phone charge bit prob load of lint in there

  • Me either! Connection fine not loose. Maybe he rough with his.

  • I have this phone for 1 year just fine not get any trouble...

  • Hey Dude its has "Always On Display" all notification messaging n when charging can you see at your home screen when display off...

  • why there is no A3 2018? there is no small midrange dualsim phone and there are dozens 5.5" identical devices. A3 2017 has only 16gb internal memory and using it with 2 sim cards has huge limitations. i dont understand samsung's strategy.

  • does this phone have notification light on the front for missed call, text or whats app message received? I need this at work when phone is in silent mode

  • This has to be the worst phone I have ever owned, crap connection for charging, plug constantly falls out, it has to go!!!

  • Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Hurry up i want my biskit.

  • Samsung has announced that Samsung Series A3, A5, A7 (2017) will get OREO Update at May 25... For Sure find at "GSMARENA"...

  • A better than J !

  • A3 2017 or J3 2017?

  • No, because it don't have dedicated memory card slot

  • A3

  • i should buy a3 2017 or not

  • You should realize though that there‘s no plastic neither in black nor in gold. They are alu and glass

  • FL is for Europe, F in general for islamic countries, you'll get unremovable Ramadan in calendar. Functionality is the same for both.

  • Hello question the designation A3 2017 (A30FL) or (A320F). For what, please, is the "L" in the product designation. Can anyone explain to me? Thanke you and br. Marco

  • How you enable Volte on this damn thing, surely has it.

  • Youll get used to it, its compact and light. Specific sounds you can use a messaging app like textra, or Android Messages. I cant remember if native app does it, but I know I've done it before.

  • In comparison with Xperia XZ1 Compact is weaker, but excellent for diurnal usage. No lag and battery deficient observed. Nice, Compact and Handsome.

  • Not a fan of smart phones/touchscreen at all! Had an IPHONE SE before this GALAXY A3, Im a low internet user, a3 battery lasting 2 half days where iphone lasted day half. Liked iphone 4" screen but it was still like a brick! So me & a3 4.7" screen are not quite friends yet! Also, I cant get my contacts to have a personalised message notifcation sound. Sound i want is on phone, just cant get specific contact to have particular sound different from other notifications sound. What am I doing wrong???

  • There is no option dear but use this App and all will be good.

  • black nice i have that, but mist blue nicest

  • hi, I have seen both : the black can look cheap, plastic in my opinion. I prefer by far the golden one. Impossible to realize that through the Internet pictures.

  • Best phone for 12 year kid, love the a3!!! It mabg seems small but it is enaugh fof a player or an normal phone user I recommand it just vith a memory card cause 16 gigs are preatty nog mutch

  • But this still budget phone really only $300.

  • India is a cheap market volumes are high for J7,J3,J5 rather than A series samsung will never launch mini series phone since volumes are very minimum for S and galaxy series phones.

  • I know it might use more battery but can anyone tell me if there is a way to keep the navigation lights on when the screen is on. Thanks

  • Why uses battery

  • Can the navigation keys be made to stay on? Thanks

  • I don't think glass phones are a good idea I still prefer the plastic back removable

  • i feel like i have an iphone 💕

  • fast charging? how?

  • pfff.... :x

  • Fast finger print sensor....!! High speed internet... Battery backup good .. Fast charging....☆☆☆&am­p;#9734;☆ No heating problems... Rear camera average... Water resist...☆☆☆&#­9734; No hanging problem...

  • My sister's a5 2017 is already schatched on the back and cracked on right top back and left top right,you will need to replace the back glass but i dont think its worth the money

  • source?

  • But they will return the mini with S9 and get rid of most A

  • I suppose A3 is faster. But as far as I know it does not have a notification LED, which I have in S5 Mini. S5 Mini is waterproof as well and very compact, but A3's display size is appealing. And S5 Mini has replaceable battery, which A3 does not have.

  • Tap flight mode on, overnight %2 for me loss.

  • Set battery to mid.....I get 3 days

  • Battery is awful..been using phone for 9 months.all samsung phones have shit battery after using it for more than 6 months.loses 15 percent overnight.fingerprint senfor also works 1 out of 5-10 times..only good thing compact size

  • I think mostly budget phones there no 4g

  • Why my phone's ringtone volume getting low automatically? Can anyone help me? Did reset already but same problem again....

  • Guys please assist: J7 PRM or A320?

  • i scratched the back on this phone. How can i fix it ?

  • Why this phone is not launched in India ? What is the reason behind it ?

  • coming up to a year owning it, how is your batteries??? I have about %70 left before dinner time, I think not bad. Being a sealed unit not sure how battery replacement will go?.

  • These phones released nowadays are real crappy. Not able to put two sim cards and a sd card at a time, build on glass, dont have removable battery and the old 2010 lag have also came up with this phones.

  • I think Oreo will be good on battery, cant wait !

  • My bad it seems they do push two major updates on them good for them

  • See second wave

  • Agree

  • This model listed as official update ? Go check

  • What makes you such an expert on what will and what will not happen. If you dont work for samsung you cant say there will not be an a3 or a5 or a7 2018 model

  • not exactly.. i mean S8 on an A3 shell

  • Not gonna. No more a3, a5 or a7. Now only a8

  • When is samung galaxy A3 2018 coming out

  • people begged samsung in tears for a Nougat on this phone, you want Oreo. not going to happen. for that has samsung other models in production.

  • so you want S8 in 200 dollars?

  • I'm quite disappointed because samsung is not updating the device, in Jan 2018 still at Android Security patch from August 2017... 5 months. I clearly missed that this is device without regular security support when buying the device. Also the phone is very fragile, fall from small height on my shoe an it is completely destroyed. With my next phone I'll probably search for different producer.

  • android 7 makes the phone lag alot. sometimes it takes longer than it should to open an app

  • if this unit has the same screen to body ratio and amazing specs of S8 this will be a powerful phone and more than that, it will be nice to hold. Dear samsung please endowed this unit the flagship traits.

  • I heard problems with S6 though and older now., this is newer! battery better and other things.

  • Battery life great, storage is fine...check bands on this page for your region!

  • No!

  • Does charging my A3 2017 when the battery is about 35% detrimental to it's life?

  • How is the battery life Can I use this phone in central America How is the camera and video Can it be used in many frequencies like gsm Is it enough storage

  • hell yes but s6 big a3 the bom for me

  • When a3 2018 coming

  • Battery wise

  • Are you stupid? the S6 is obviously better. A3 is a mid tier phone, S6 is top tier line.

  • Loving this phone, great design, perfect size and it will last for up to 2 days with normal use (without heavy gaming). Always on display is very nice feature as well as water/dust proof. Recomend black phone with dark theme. Looks great.

  • Do you guys think I should get the S6 or A3 2017 and which phone do you think lasts longer for gaming and watching videos

  • are you sure? ....I am not kidding you..i really wanna buy this....that's why iam asking

  • Wonder when Oreo comes?, SS bit slow on updates, wish was faster.

  • Well if you want IPS water proof, better battery, SS Experience and USB C ! and bigger screen well no lol.

  • Only 16 GB internal storage, so no reason to upgrade from Galaxy S5 Mini.

  • A3 2017 received Nougat months ago

  • how to disable the safe mode on galaxy a3

  • Its a brilliant phone with a great screen and a great camera. With the addition with the USB-C port it charges quick and lasts for a day or two if you push it. Recommend

  • I saw few reviews and all of them said that battery its more then ok for this screen. Im a student too and im gonna buy it :3

  • Yes I get almost 2, days

  • i'm a student wanna buy this phone Can anybody tell me about its battery life how good is it???

  • that's keyboard setting, can turn off or on..Just use Gboard since best.

  • Does it vibrate while typing like S6 or S7

  • Go Samsung because Xiomoi cheaper models.

  • Pros Battery size and style have in sky blue brought yesterday feels like S7 Mini to me very happy cons Nothing.

  • 2018 Model bezeles be nice like S8, but with 32GB storage, 3gig ram and 3000 battery Yes Samsung

  • Anyone know where wifi calling toggle is hidden??

  • agree love mine !!! i sold iphone for it.

  • Thanks, seems that J5 is much better

  • Thank you for the recommendation.

  • A3 (2017) Is Most Recommendable With Better Display (Higher PPI), Water Resistance (IP68), AOD & Very Compact For 1 Hand Use Which J5 (2017) Doesn't Have. (*Most Feature Like S7/Edge) J5 (2017) Is Ok To Have With Better Front Camera (13MP F1.9), Pro Edition Available With (32GB Internal + 3GB Ram), Higher Endurance+ MAH Battery Life Which A3 (2017) Doesn't Have.

  • which is better the xiaomi 4x or the samsung a3 2017, I look for performance for about 2 3 years

  • J5 2017. It comes out with android 7 where the A3 2017 is still waiting for it. A3 2017 has a 4.7 inch screen and battery is 2350 mah where the J5 2017 screen is .5 inch bigger bud the battery is 650 mah bigger. Cpu and Chipset are the same. J5 front camera is better

  • Hi guys, shall i buy A3 (2017) or J5 (2017) ?

  • The battery life is awesome for a 2350mAh phone.

  • Yes it's a water proof like other a-2017 series

  • Just import one, not sure why they didn't release in all countries?. Not that expensive really mid range.

  • No Infinity Display on that phone.

  • There is no 2.5D screen on A3 afaik

  • hi guys ..... this phone sapported wirless charging?????

  • yes! it's true!

  • Is it true? That this phone is water resistant.? pls reply. need some advice.

  • I love this phone as it reminds me of having Iphone 7..same style size.

  • use Textra or Android messages App allows you too!

  • didnt understand ya u mean Its good or the 6s is ? :3

  • How can we set different ring tone for different contacts in A3 2017

  • There are hacks where you can insert both a 2nd sim card and an sd card

  • 6s it u on a budget. Beats every phone on ur mind

  • Same here. I think it's the oleophobic coating fault on front. But still my alpha in 25 months has 2 scratches on display. On my a5 2016 I used tempered glass but took it off (not compatible for 2.5d glass) and in 3 months I already got 3 deep scratches. I don't understand... all samsung phones until 2015 had very good resilience. Why do people like curved infinity display that cracks extremely easy??? Why do I have to use screen protectors that affect touch sensitivity just to extend it's lifespan(not protect it) ??? I really miss 2014...

  • If you're still on 6.0 I highly recommend the 7.0 update. I didn't notice any speed issues(I'm not a heavy user though), but the performance of fingerprint scanner improved DRAMATICALLY. I'm not a big fan of the new icons, however. After using the A3 for 6 months now, I'm really glad I've picked this over the iPhone SE.

  • Does it have double tap to wake?

  • Be aware that in some countries (e.g. Belgium) this phone is not dual sim.

  • Fonts are fine! AOD is great so is phone go try some Motto crapola.

  • I have been using Galaxy Alpha before bought this A3 as replacement. I am happy with performance, but i haven't noticed any speed difference vs. old Alpha. Though i am not a gamer, just navigation, browsing usage. The big disappointment is screen glass. I have been using my old Alpha for about 2 years without any protection and at the end it had maybe 3-4 minor scratches. The reason I went for the new phone was, the screen broke eventually, even though I have dropped my phone 4-6 times early without consequences. So I was very happy with Gorrila 4 glass and the fact, i could use my old phone for two years without any protectors and original smooth looks of the phone was a big advantage for me. So then i chose to go for A3 (2017) I thought i would get same great experience. But the scratch resistance of the same Gorilla 4 technology somehow is much more worse. I don't keep my phone in pocket together with keys or I cant think of any other abrasive contacts, but my new phone's both glasses (front and back) are full of scratches. Its after 2 month of usage. Many tiny scratches and a couple of deep already. So now i have to put my phone in silicon case, and put screen protector on. And here disappears all advantages of this smooth design look Samsung gave us. Very big disappointment. I am looking forward, then this glass back-panel hype will fade and manufacturers will come back to more robust materials like metal or quality plastic. As for the front panel, I don't know why some difference experiences from the same Gorilla 4 technology. Maybe it have something to do with 2.5D versus flat screen?

  • Don't let yourself fooled by that. Stared at it long enough to say for sure low res amoled display suck. Samsung uses them for battery and gimmicky things like the always on display. Fonts look bad on this phone at this res. Every two pixels share one of their subpixels. Read about pentile displays. Do not trust me, visit a store, play with it, form own opinion. Images, photos look good but the text is a meh for me.

  • Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Above both phones have compact screen size (4.7 inches) but not launched in INDIA. What is the logic behind this...? Average palm size of Indian people is smaller than that of American & European. So this compact screen size is more popular & preferred in India. Eg. Samsung Galaxy J2 (2015). So Samsung should launch more compact size phones in India.

  • Looking at concise oxford dictionary I found bullshit meaning talking nonsense in an attempt to deceive, which I strongly deny. Perhaps you did not read my comment carefully. I argued that there is no sense in defining 5 versions, when one among them can do anything others do. This is one of the rare samsung products with this unusual model division. In almost all other models each version has a unique feature and capability, and so the division of the model into versions is meaningful. My main question is that, what was the reason samsung did not select A320Y/DS as the global version of galaxy a3 2017?

  • Don't let yourself fooled by that. Stared at it long enough to say for sure low res amoled display suck. Samsung uses them for battery and gimmicky things like the always on display. Fonts look bad on this phone at this res. Every two pixels share one of their subpixels. Read about pentile displays. Do not trust me, visit a store, play with it, form own opinion. Images, photos look good but the text is a meh for me.

  • Airplane is lot better. It turns off all communication, that means radiation inclusive. The only thing that matters in the morning, the alarm works wonderfully.

  • bull shit. it will not work.

  • bullshit. All of them have true 4g and 4g+ and it works flawlessly

  • I love this phone. Bought it earlier than it was available at shops with pre-registration. The battery is superb, can last 2 days with medium gaming and browsing, even with the new nougat update. The performance is excellent, it has never let me down, snappy as fck. The camera is okay, the screen beautiful. The design, uuu la laa. Did I mention it's waterproof? Best compact phone 2017 no doubt.

  • just leave it on charge o/nite, why airplane mode?? use dnd...

  • I received a notification for Nougat update, but I do not know how the battery will behave. With android 6 I have about 9 hours of use, can anyone tell me how much will have with android 7?

  • I own this phone and I can say that loaded in the evening, in the morning the battery is at 100% in airplane mode and at 97% normally.

  • is it true that the battery on this phone drains fast if left overnight in airplane mode?

  • I do not own the phone nor did any samsung but the UI they worked recently beats stock android till bleeding, even the browser is better than chrome. try before judging or you will propagate this urban legends forever on. samsung are onto having their things on top of that android the way they want. nothing bad about if it they satisfy customers

  • No such setting in there checked

  • Hello can you tell me, is this version A320F/DS have Croatian language in android language lists? And can we use both sim slots at the same time on all bands 2G 3G 4G. Or just 1. sim slot can use 4G. And can we install some programs games etc.. directly to ssd card? thx DANKE!!!!!!

  • should i upgrade to nougat? does that make phone slower?

  • I avoid Samsung phones ( except Corby series) due to bloatware OS and not so appealing design. But I love the simple design of this handset and it's compact size. I am thinking of buying one and rooting it to upload a stock ROM.

  • Can fast charging be enabled in this phone?I know they don't include a fast charger but if I buy one externally,is it possible to charge it with fast charging ? I have seen in it's user manual that it has a active-able fast charging option. "Apps → Settings → Device maintenance → Battery → → Advanced settings, and then tap the Fast cable charging switch to activate it." From here.Can anyone check it and reply me if the action is actually available ?

  • But our corresponding carrier has done it the wrong way. The extension provided in some tourist provinces sends those frequencies which our version of the model can not receive. The result is that the phone does not even work nationally, imposing extra money and a second phone. This is the marketing strategy factories plus facilities providers follow.

  • a3 is the best plus nougat is rolling in soon

  • A3 2017 best phone eva

  • Galaxy A3 2017 or LG G5 SE ?

  • I have 320F its fine, try it fast enough for me browsing etc. Don't get caught up to much in bands I'm sure carrier has one of them or 2 out of the 3.

  • Hello can you tell me, is this version A320F/DS have Croatian language in android language lists? And can we use both sim slots at the same time on all bands 2G 3G 4G. Or just 1. sim slot can use 4G. And can we install some programs games etc.. directly to ssd card? thx

  • Galaxy A3 2017 or Huawei P8 lite 2017 witch is the better one

  • This is a very good phone for the price. It has a good camera and a lot of storage space. The reason I personally purchased this phone, was for a good camera. And I got what I wanted. I am very satisfied with the Samsung Galaxy A3 in black.

  • A320F, A320F/DS, A320FL, A320Y and A320Y/Ds are 5 versions samsung has defined for this device, which are actually four, and differ only in their 3G and 4G bands, i.e., A320Y and A320Y/DS have significantly more bands. Only the "bad" versions A320F, A320F/DS and A320FL can be found in my country. Regarding the fact that A320Y or DS has all the other versions 3G and 4G bands, there is no reason in defining 5 versions. Different versions are feasible only when anyone has some bands the others do not possess. And considering that ISPs in different countries have typically no formally announced expansion projects and do not apply the same bands to whatever areas possible in their territory, it is well probable that your A320Y version receives 4G in the suburb but A320F fails, while both are capable in the center. Only marketing and profitability criteria can explain the artificially assigning different names to actually one single product by defining slightly different internet bands. With this marketing technique, samsung enables itself to produce unlimited devices which can be reduced to a very few ones. Even Apple uses the same technique and releases two or three versions for each device which only differ in a few 3 or 4G bands. It is only the end user whose money goes to softening both irresponsibility of ISPs and profitability mania of producers.

  • Is the Nougat stable with the phone?? How can I delete the backup after upgrading to 7.0??? I got update ntific also...........................the storage is low So I must delete the backup after I upgrade the is...

  • No Amoled...so...NOPE

  • Do you mean J7 Pro? Or have I not noticed a prime version. I read the specs. I have A3 2017 that was released March. The J7 is newer and was released in June. The J7 has larger battery is fast charging also. I go and compare the prices. To decide.

  • Samsung A3 is a good android phone once you know how to use full functions and settings. Is quite a long learning curve because this is my second Android phone and is taken me full year and half to two years to know how everything works.

  • I wanna purchase a cell which one is better samsung galxay a3 2017 or j7 prime ?

  • A3

  • Battery. better. Look. awesom Ram good Storg good Finger print not good not bad Other fractures same another. Devices For me better

  • when it launch in india

  • Probably not, I would be verry suprised.

  • In here Europe we have started getting Nougat. Hopefully we'll get Oreo before end of the 2018.

  • Finally got nougat couple of days ago. Now phone become more smoother.

  • Yes

  • Finally nougat update arrived to Estonia! :) So who have A320FL version device you can download this update i guess!

  • Ok and what about a3 2017 vs p8 lite 2017??

  • Is split screen / multi window available on this phone?

  • I have to agree with you. I am in south africa and also no update. Samsung has gone backwards alot when it comes to updates. I even baught the huawei p10 because of samsungs lack of updates

  • is this phone ok to use in the Philippines? Samsung is not selling it in my country.

  • UAE had it months ago

  • Still no Nougat update in many European countries and security update in my phone is almost three months old! Samsung is supposedly better with updates nowdays, but I have to disagree as they have apparently abandoned EU customers.

  • A3 2017 or p8 lite 2017?

  • A3 2017

  • 40mb update again

  • Go to Settings>Display>Blue Light Filter, and turn off the toggle of "enable as schedule"

  • Which is better not by size but looks and performance A3 2017 or J5 2017???

  • oh god no!!!! cheep! SS is best!

  • I'd recommend Xiaomi as an alternative.

  • Same here. Extremely slow and annoying to wait as this is a 2017 device. Priority and preference should be given to this model!

  • this is seriously a perfect phone for me.

  • Thanks mate This the most important info of the nougat update for A3 2017, obviously after days of searching I've found only one reference - which is yours. The inner space with MM is pretty tight for me. I keep moving all my apps to SD (and they move them back with every fuc*ing update) - 3GB less is definitely no go. Best regards

  • South Africa. I even phoned Samsung suport and not even they can tell me when the update will be available. Samsung is shit I am moving over to Huawei

  • Go into settings display turn of blue light filter...Mine's ok!

  • Wow had it month ago! where are you??

  • Its taking forever for the update to arrive. Samsung has really gone backwards with their updates. I am even considering getting the Huawei P10 because Samsung is so slow with their updates.

  • Same here waiting for nougat update on a3 2017

  • I have A3 and i not received any new update. I got marshmellow. I got a problem which switching on blue light filter without me pressing anything. Anyone have this happen to them regulary.

  • I'm having problems with my samsung. I think is because after an update maybe. What been happening is the blue light filter turn on without me. Happens sometimes 4 to 5 times a day then stops and happends again maybe 2 days later.

  • Why have i not recieved the nougat update on my A3 2017 😭😭

  • Okay, but its still important to have one.

  • Never used a warranty yet..

  • Can one install applications on the memory card rather than exhausting the 16GB internal memory?

  • There is a dual sim version of this phone but never get a phone without warranty!

  • Yes has most bands!!

  • What?

  • Hello I think to buy this phone but I want dual sim . Can you tell me, is this version will work in EU, and is this ds version safe to buy from online shops (without warranty). thnx

  • With Android 7 is vulnerable to Certifi-gate

  • no AOD uses like 2% and is better than LED notification. I can have a clock handy and notifications, i cant live without it.

  • Good to read update runs smoothly, now that A3 and a5 price got down to 210 euro and 275 euro i might consider to purchase, but if i buy a3.. then a5 looks so much better for just 65 euro more... but a3 is just little above my budget...so i cant buy any of them.. And A3 2018 is just around the corner but probably high price..

  • In Romania i have Android 7.0 with Samsung Experience Version 8.1, Android security patch level : August 1, 2017 for my A3 2017. It looks nice ! ;)

  • Don't you guys miss a notifications led? Always on display takes a toll on battery, doesn't it?

  • If you use Facebook messenger better to use Lite version for battery.

  • Go into Application settings, check settings in each App back ground Data off etc..once that will use a lot of data connect , also add to white list if need be. Run the Device Maintenance Battery/Memory Optimize daily. Have screen on Auto for brightness, that's just a few that will get you going. Also go to Settings and Software Update, turn off the download software updates Automatically (first button). I found it was chewing up my data, no need for that one to be on really. Better to just check Manually but you will get notification for update anyhow.

  • Nice I hope Oreo comes this year..

  • A3 (2017) is VoLTE Enabled

  • Yes this is one site that I think is most legit, and I read it on other sites to. So hopefully there will be oreo in the future :)

  • does it supports VoLte ?

  • I got the nougat update yesterday on my SM-A320FL and have been working it for the last 24 hours. All in all it's a worthwhile update. The phone appears snappier, it retains about 700mb of free ram with no backround apps running, battery life appears to be slightly improved too. The addition of multitasking with two apps being shown at the same time is excellent and makes the update worth it by itself. IMO the jump from 6.0.1 marshmallow to nougat 7.0 made a good phone even better

  • It's a good phone using it having a good time

  • How is the phone?? Can I buy or not pls let me know...

  • I'm really looking forward to it!

  • I have an a3 2017, also, how can I do it?

  • The a3 2017

  • Between this and J5 2017 which one has the better camera?

  • Don't do it, it will lock Samsung account

  • Try going into recovery mode and clearing the system cache.

  • Have u set it up right? Check for battery draining apps

  • The Galaxy A3 is a brilliant phone, an excellent balance between price and quality. However I've only had mine a few months and I'm having a serious battery problem.

  • Application

  • Thank you very much. In fact, A320Y provides more 4g bands, which enables one to use a wider variety of regional and international networks. And inside my country (Iran), network providers are constantly extending and refining their preferred internet bands, which means it is more reasonable to buy a phone with more bands at your disposal.

  • We are not getting 7.1. The good news is we will probably get some version of Oreo down the line.

  • Dis like my friend iphone 7 nice i no like huge Phablet phones

  • versions: a320fl (europe); a320f (uae, tur); a320f/ds (global dual-sim); a320y/ds (latam, idn, tha); a320y (nzl, mex). buy from region!

  • Are we getting 7.1? or isn't there much difference between 7.0 7.1?

  • where is OREO LIST?? niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

  • Another update 32mb , what r in these updates how to tell??

  • I'm in the USA but my phone is the Thai dual-sim. Current version now A320YDXU1BQH8/A320YOLB1BQH6/A320YDXU1BQG6

  • Still no 7.0 update for my A3 2017 SM-A320FL, and now I see it on the list for Oreo. Maybe they will just skip 7.0 for some users and jump to Oreo when its ready? idk its weird.

  • which country are you from ? and is your phone dual sim?I am asking cause there is no update in the dual sim version in asia region yet. Also can you please tell me how is the snapchat performance in the phone?I mean does it lag while filter applying or does the app lag in the phone? Thanks in advance.

  • My Nougat-powered A3 just received another update today. This update was tiny, at only 64 MB. Security is now on the August 1st patch. Knox received a minor update as well. Still 7.0 (as expected).

  • Sadly, this phone is not available in the Philippines. Only A5 and A7. Anyway, I love the whole A lineup. Looks premium and can be mistaken as a flagship by looks and by performance!

  • Hi everyone, As you know, there are 5 models of this device as A320FL, A320F, A320F/DS, A320Y/Ds, and A320Y. The main difference between them is their internet coverage 3G or 4G bands, from among them, I have decided to buy A320Y/DS. Now, how can I be sure I am buying the exact model I mentioned? Where on the device body can I find the model name?

  • Use Google Gboard I do amazing like lumia

  • Someone tell me about performance of this phone after updation of nougat 7??what about overall phone????

  • Not many other decent compacts unfortunately, the mobile companies are all too stupid to recognise there is a market and demand for a compact flagship. Your best bet would be with a Sony Xperia X Compact or waiting for the soon-to-be-released Sony XZ1 Compact. Or you could wait for the updated A3 (2018) due next year. Or an iPhone :S

  • Anyone else having troubles with typing on this phone's default keyboard? I am looking for new phone. Can one replace default with third party keyboard? Unbelievable typing experience, poorer as on phones with smaller screens like Lumia 630(which has decent tiles for keys and has 4.5 screen) and even Iphone SE with 4" screen. This A3 I want to like but struggle with typing. REcommend another compact?

  • Hey,Can anyone tell me how is snapchat performance in this phone?I mean like launch time,filter apply etc.Does it lag or slow down the phone? Please tell me if anyone knows.Plus how much ram remains free after launching the phone and after launching several applications ? Please reply if anyone knows.

  • Another update 64mb..Wonder what goodies in this one?.

  • Someone pls help. My phone just started over heating . I tried everything on the internet but still.

  • Strange no update?? had it a while now.

  • never!!!!!!!!!!

  • When nougat update will arrive in Pakistan

  • Still no update in pakistan

  • Phone is so good everything is good but i want ask when we will get nuget update ?in Pakistan

  • Same here waiting for update

  • This is a good phone. It has a good camera and there is a main reason to buy too. It is water and dust resistant. Buying this phone is worth of money. Overall I could say it's a good phone.😏

  • Please who here has not receive the nougat on the A3 2017. I have a feeling am the only one left out.

  • Try motto e4 good phone save some $$$

  • Why no 7.1.1

  • FOR durability A3 2017 because Waterproof and premium design for latest specs and software J5 2017

  • A3 2017 or J5 2017? plz anwser

  • I drive a Citroen C3 and my previous Samsung connected to my car computer with no problems. Connected my A3 2017 and the car computer does not appear to recognise it! Any suggestions please?

  • what covers u guys use???

  • You serious why n better

  • A3 or nokia 5?

  • Guys when nougat will be available worldwide to other countries

  • hi guys! i hate my new updates on the phone! How can i return my last version ? :(

  • Not everyone wants big surfboards

  • If Water resistance availble

  • can i use samsung pay in this phone

  • Why buy a new A5 when you can probably get a regular S7 (same size, way better specs) for about the same price now? At least the A3 is unique because it is compact.

  • Who is your carrier? What country?

  • Yeah couldn't agree more the A5 is the best.

  • If there still were low end smartphones there would be also a low resolution.

  • A5 is more better

  • After Nougat Update : + fingerprint its so awsome, so fast not like first MM + the battery so far so good, long life + So Smooth n ram/rom still like MM not make so big memory + so far so good LOVE IT....

  • lol well your stuffed since its hardware not OS

  • What if 1280x720 still exists in 2020?

  • I have heard comments that the Nougat 7.0 update may have included an update that slightly improves the low-light capability of the A3 & A5 2017? Possibly a light touch of stabilization? Can anyone confirm this please.

  • For discussion and argument sake which phone you guys would represent good value for money for their specs (& general performance, battery life + camera)...Galaxy A3 2017 (£229+ on Amazon), Xperia X (£229 on Argos, £279+ on Amazon), BQ Aquaris X5 Plus (£289 on Amazon) or Moto G4 Plus (£229 on Amazon)? I'm returning my Nokia 6 this weekend so I need a phone desperately and appreciate you advice. Cheers.

  • You got the nougat update please can you tell me how's the battery life after update and in which country your in

  • bug in A3 2017 after update nougat. If your phone is inserted into the water will restart repeatedly Is there a solution?

  • Hi, is anybody else having problems activating voicemail ???

  • Oops.. tnx for ur kind reply...so 3 gb extra usage aftr Nougat update....its disappointing. .bcz bfore from 16GB internal storage, in MM it was 6GB usage and 9GB free...but nw free storage space reduced to 6GB... Will this affect system performance aftr update due to low internal storage ? Am confused whether to update my A3 or not ? Plz reply..tnx

  • System user data 9.6gb 6 gb spare....No heating

  • Is there any heating problem aftr updating MM to NOUGAT in A3 ? Did internal storage increased or decreased aftr update ? Kindly reply ...

  • You only do this once, after update ok? not all the time.....Another tip you can use data saving mode on Nougat turn it on. That or go into Apps and turn of background data in apps!! this will help too, and add a shortcut from device Maintenance to your screen, and run that daily for memory battery also.

  • Nougat is great! I have a lot battery left at night, I wouldn't say amazing but no worse than MM.....and well i like the added features!

  • press the VOLUME UP + HOME + POWER buttons all the same time and HOLD THEM DOWN. release only the POWER button when the device vibrates. release the other buttons when the ANDROID SYSTEM RECOVERY screen appears. using the VOLUME DOWN / UP buttons to navigate, select WIPE CACHE PARTITION.

  • After nouget update .. how much internal memory we will get balance in A3 ? Plz let me knw..

  • Go to A series than J

  • How to do tht...wipe catche ?

  • battery life of a3 2017 on nougat vs marshmallow?? is it low battery life on nougat or high battery life on nougat??

  • Can any one tell how is the battery life and overall performance on the nougat update? Does it get worse or just the same? Plz let me knw...waiting.. tnx

  • Cool, thanks!

  • I just use normal fip...set screen bright to auto it will dim in cover...what u trying to do

  • Yes 2% os usage under battery pretty good...but remember to boot into recovery and wipe cache always after an update like nougat

  • Any flap cover will trigger the phone's light sensor and, thinking it has been placed in a pocket, it will turn off the AOD.

  • So apart from the official neon flip cover, are there any flip covers for this phone that are smart in the sense that they switch it on and off when you open and close it? Preferable one that doesn't involve installing a app, especially one that wants administrator access.

  • How much Free RAM out of 2gb on Mashmallow and on Nougat?

  • Define warm. Install cpu monitor very nice little app that shows cpu cores, temperature, battery temp and all. For example on Mediatek 6750 with gaming cpu goes 55C-60*C in intense 3d game.

  • hey guys.. which better a3 2017 or j5 pro ? in all aspect

  • I get one day usage of battery while using apps light gaming and watching YouTube videos but if you turn off always on display you can get slight more out of it in standby im satisfied by battery performance so far, no it doesn't heat up that much on daily usage like apps usage or YouTube but once you do gaming it can get warm but still in acceptable range not that much

  • Is everything smooth after update, battery , performance, are browser tabs saved etc.

  • So how is it....battery life and in all aspects. ? Do ths hv heating prblm ?

  • Here comes mine holy sheet 1199.41mb!!

  • None!!!!!!!

  • The a3 is more premium device it has better build quality and well optimised software, you wont feel that is has only 2 g of ram due to its octa core, don't forget the amoled screen that push the battery to a new level. But of course there is a big difference in the price between both devices like the redmi is about half price. If dont mind paying more then go for the a3 And good luck with your choice.

  • I had the same two choices in front of me but I found a3 2017 on better looking device so went with that

  • Dear frnd are u facing heating problem with this phone ..plz let me knw

  • The A3 2017 but if I were you I'd go for the A5!

  • I've got eh phone updated to Nouget, and was surprised to find that both SIM are 3G enabled now... Well done Samsung!! it's a good bonus as where I'm at, 2G is being progressively switched off.

  • Dear frnds....kindly help me to knw which one is much better in all aspects from Sam A3 2017 & Redmi 4x.. waiting for ur honest reply.... tnx

  • when is A3 2017 gonna be launched in India?

  • Oh got it .. 7 nought.. i am in sri lanka

  • Hello did u got samsung experience 8.1 same like s8 plz replay me

  • Move to SD card option available or not?

  • I finally i had the update in Greece. it works fine but i have some issues with the battery. i have to reset the phone and to format the cache partition to works well

  • Hi guys. Sadly to say i am in south africa does anyone know when we will get update 7.0

  • Hey friends any one got nougat update on a3 2017 . nougat 7.0 and samsung experience 8.1. Is a3 2017 after update same as galaxy s8 .. plz replay me

  • I just recieved 7.0 on my Galaxy A3 2017! Samsung Experience 8.1!! I am sad that its not 7.1.1 tho but still. Its good

  • This phone not released in India, where can I buy?

  • Where u live brother..?

  • U got the samsung experience 8.1 on a3 2017 plz replay me

  • Can any one tell how is the battery on the nougat update? Does it get worse or just the same?

  • Just got the nougat update yesterday for the 320f model very good update have all the good features , like split screen , new Samsung launcher and always display on

  • Not as yet still waiting UAE model.

  • Its a good phone loving it

  • I'm looking for a budget phone with Dual Sim + Water Proof + Fingerprint Scanner. In that line, the best looking phone is A3 2017. I'm planning to buy this phone and please let me know how the phone is.

  • Any one upgreated your device a3 2017 to nougat ?

  • What is SS experience anyhow???? is it diff than Nougat?????

  • Did Nougat bring the Split Screen multitasking feature?

  • Thanks does it come down with Nougat?? or after 7.0

  • @LyleJP how good is the diplay of the A3 2017. can you see those small pixles on the phones screen.

  • I can confirm it says 8.1 on the Software Information page.

  • Samsung Experience 8.1 [Interface] ???? Confirm

  • The update needs about 1.5 GB free. It overwrites the files of 6.0.1. It is a bit larger after install.

  • I'm curious as to what camera does better in overall image quality (more natural-looking, less overexposure, etc.), clear and audible audio in video recording, great low-light photos between the Galaxy A3 2017 or the Wileyfox Swift 2X which has slightly better specs (apart from the SoC). On a different question I understand the A3 2017 has no video stabilisation. What third-party camera app would you guys recommend that will somehow enable some form of stabilisation?

  • So when updating it ends 1gb shorter in storage or it deletes vesion 6 first? Does it delete apps and other stuff too? Does it take more Ram now?

  • Nougat is OUT! Downloading massive (over 1 GB) update right now for the Y/DS. I can confirm that it is 7.0. Those hoping for 7.1.1, sorry.

  • JANKO it takes 90 minutes to charge this phone

  • Can you tell me for how fast you charge this phone? thnx

  • everyone praises the amoled display in this phone but I have to disagree it sucks. the one ubilt into sony x compact is superb

  • It'll definitely be updated to Android Nougat. Have patience.

  • That's a nice move. A3 2017 is made for these type of purchases.

  • Except for the battery backup, S6 is much better than A3 2017.

  • A3 2017.

  • Sony does it similarly with Xperia Compact.

  • Yes, you can buy 2 of these. A3 2017 might be the last premium phone with 4.7" display. These days 5" is standard.

  • Wait for A3 2018.

  • That's an Android stock feature, but disabled by Samsung.

  • Is it possible to format or change your sd card as internal storage on A3 2017? If it is, how to do it? Thanks

  • So is nougat rolling out UAE??

  • yes. a3 2017 is receiving nougat in russia

  • Very nice screen.

  • Good phone. I'm using one and the immeditely I noticed how good the battery life was and being modern 2017 phone has usb-c input. Very good for £279 spent alternative to an iPhone for £579. Can buy 2 off these.

  • get the a3, it has pretty decent performance and amazing battery life.

  • Hey guys A3 2017 or J5 2017 on roughly same prize, j5 little bit lower. Importhant feat. are premium design/body, battery, protection and camera/video.

  • Just saw A320F 7.0 is out on firmware download site with july patch.

  • Fyi, everyone cares about display!!

  • Make a s-series this size with all to features and it would be perfect

  • 138g not heavy to try others lol, bad user!! lol

  • Ewww God No awful battery on S6

  • Yes it will be upgraded soon. It is presetly been tested .

  • S6 is best

  • Are you sure for nougat and date?

  • Crap phone just like the S5 mini because: Apps like clock and contacts just disappear automatically menu screen of all used apps on left button pop up automatically A3 had to repair after 3 months because the receiver couldn't hear properly Dont know what to get next , the size is ok but weight heavy and battery doesnt last

  • I see nougat comes 29th July yipeeeee!

  • June security patch

  • It would have been good if samsung bring 3 gb ram with 32 gb storage version of galaxy a3 2017

  • What was that big update?? i thort nogat damn

  • Hopefully the next year generation of A3 will improve on several key points: - bigger battery (2500-2800 mAh), I don't care if it's a bit thicker and heavier as long as its other dimension stay the same or even smaller - better software optimization (at least on top of the latest Nougat version) - less bloatware (let us choose which Samsung proprietary softwares from Galaxy Apps that fits our needs) - better camera hardware (OIS, wider aperture, dual tone LED flash, don't really care for 4K video recording and save dual cameras for 2019) - faster and always on fingerprint scanner - bigger memory configuration (at least 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of ROM, UFS 2.1 will be really sweet) - faster chipset (at least Exynos 7880 or Snapdragon 626) - wireless charging capability (it currently has glass back, so why not?) - free unique jelly case like they did on J Pro 2017 series If Samsung read this and can approve most of those points, they will have better compact phones than what they're offering in 2017 now. Man, I even won't mind if they charge $100 more if they can tick all those boxes.

  • S6 is better!

  • Long story short, Awsome hardware, Trash software :(

  • I can't decide between A3 2017 and S6? any help?? :)

  • This is a good phone. But i sold that out just bcz of its front wide angle camera. Most often while taking selfie it shows your face long or small due to wide angle lense. Please samsung stop using wide angle lenses. Otherwise battery was superb. And very fast charging speed.

  • Dont go for the z5 because its old, if you like compact phones and if you have the money go for the se, it is much better option over a3 which only has a better display and waterproof which nobody needs

  • is this phone suitable for a 15 yr old boy

  • a3 2017 vs j5 2017 in terms of best quality and best battery life and best camera

  • 5s or a3 2017 and why

  • yes on the go support but not support nougat

  • does it support usb otg?please tell me!

  • Try a pinch reboot. Hold down the power and volume down buttons together for 10 seconds. That will force-reboot the phone. If it still hangs on the start-up screen, you'll have to re-install Android. Hold down the power, volume up, and home keys together until the phone reboots into recovery mode. From there you can wipe the device and reinstall the OS. You will lose all data.

  • If I turn my phone off and restart My phone it freezes on the start screen .... and I can only reopen it when the battery runs out

  • Yeah I've tested it by turning off "Always on display", all the running apps, and by decreasing display brightness to the lowest possible point. But it is still showing strange behavior as I mentioned earlier that battery goes down from 100% to 91% from midnight to early morning, and from 91% to 61% till the evening. I'm extremely confused and mentally disturbed that how can I solve this issue? Don't know that whether the problem is with the phone or charger or with anything else. Appreciate if you and someone could help & guide me on this issue as how can I stop battery draining in standby mode. Thanks

  • Doze App in Play Store. It helped me a lot.

  • If u experienced bad stand by battery, u can turn off Always On Display (AoD), AoD consume 1% battery per hour.

  • Bought this phone over a month, it is noticed on data plan on battery consumption is too high. Is it natural? Can any one share experience

  • it will get android 7 in the end (somewhere in the 2nd half of 2017 if i remember it correctly), guess we'll just have to be patient... :)

  • I've bought a3 2017 a week ago here in pakistan..phone is superb but a strange thing happening regarding its battery. when phone is fully charged at night, its battery falls to 91% in the morning, and falls further till 61% in the evening (phone is put on standby with no usage during these timings). this is happening since i bought it and continuously observing that since then.. what can i do? is this a battery issue or problem with the charger or software? can anybody help me on this issue???????

  • Have it for a month now. Came from iPhone 7. Everyone was asking me are you crazy, why downgrade when you have a premium phone? I just didn't like iOS and was missing Android/Touchwiz. Still wanted a small screen, with fast performance, great battery, good camera and fingerprint. This phone has all of it and has exceeded my expectations. Best battery life I ever had on a phone, standby and on-screen time both amazing. S8 and iPhone 7 are three times more expensive, but I prefer my lovely small Galaxy A3 2017 :)

  • it doesn't update to 7.0?! :(

  • I love it. The best phone for me.

  • Galaxy A3

  • i brought this mobile week b4.. processing speed is ok .. but the fingerprint sensor is worst.. doesn't work properly and responding once or twiz per 10 touches.. waste of this mobile. A5 2017 is good with fingerprint sensor.

  • Hi dear which is better pick a3 2017 or OPPO f3

  • Hi guys recommend me which is better pick a3 2017 or OPPO f3

  • Does the A3 2017 support otg cable? Or can we connect usb devices such as pendrive/ mouse by any means? Cos im hoping to buy this phone mainly for my higher studies and due to its balanced specs. Thankyou!

  • please some one answer me i want buy a compact phone which this phone i buy .iphone se or samsung a3 2017 or sony z5compact?

  • I browse the net a lot and use social media quite often, a moderate gamer. Internet always stays on. How long would this phone last with 50% brightness?

  • I mean I prefer those has physical shop in Malaysia. Oversea seller I don't like, once has problem hard to claim. Nevermind, still can wait for other new phone.

  • Ebay has lots

  • I like with this phone because it has great performance..the body is thin look like samsung s7 but rather smaller than it..very nice..the point is 90..

  • This a great phone, just bought it on Amazon, got the european or middle east version, dual SIM. Works well with Rogers/Fido/AT&T GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies. Very satisfied with it, glad there is still a good phone which is 4.7 inches (i.e., under five inches diagonal)... Just hoping it gets OTA upgrade from Marshmallow to Nougat soon :)

  • It's not being sold in Singapore either! Can't upgrade from my A3 first edition :(

  • buy imported set sometime annoying if need to claim. And I also found almost no seller import A3 2017 in Malaysia.

  • Twitter them i did! We want NNNNNNNN! lol

  • I'm addicted and still love it lol, have you tried importing? most of us did....4.7 is iphone great size!

  • YES

  • Maybe Samsung think that Malaysian don't want smaller phone anymore, 4'7 is ok for me bcos I'm not addicted to smartphone.

  • they sell it in Brunei

  • Still waiting for Android N... I'm mostly happy with this phone after recently switching from an iPhone but this is getting ridiculous.

  • Samsung Malaysia do not sell this cute A3, why!!!!!!!???

  • Hi. How much does this phone endure with heavy use?

  • is the dual sim version have a "duos" word at the back ?

  • Great price!!!!!!!! Like Iphone 7 feel look, fast great battery cant get better imho!! Not these big phablets things hehehehe

  • Where is ma orange? or nougat lol

  • Ringkte back cover great stuff !

  • Galaxy A3 2017 deserves 9/10 points. It has over-all great performance!

  • A3 (2017) mobile back cover can scratch protacted?

  • NOPE

  • A3 (2017) mobile back cover can scratch protacted?

  • This Phone is very great is beautiful and powerful if you want to buy a phone go for A3 2017,i think its better. 95% for 7hours10min its very great .The storage its 16G its good if you have sd card its more good you can save photo , music,video etc.

  • A3 (2017) mobile back cover can scratch protacted?

  • Samsung galaxy a3 mobile back cover can scratch proved cover?

  • I just got my A3 2017, and for me it is an excellent option. I upgraded from older A3 and the performance is way much better. I like the always on screen option. It is very neat and nice. Sound is much better than older A3 and speaker position is not bad. However you dont utilize a phone speaker to listen to music, there are bluetooth speakers for that. I would outline the good performance given the price, and it looks and feels very much like a new iphone. I would recommend this phone definitively

  • Thank you so much!! :):)

  • When you start the max battery saving option... and you get the limited colors, slower working pc etc does it still show the always on display with time, date missed calls etc.? ? ?

  • Overall screen quality in direct sunlight &/or sunlight readability - is in my opinion great. What I love about Samsung phones is the customizable auto-brightness.

  • I personally like speaker placement, don't know what's fuss about it. It makes sense when speaking to someone in a noisy area, I can switch to loudspeaker which sits on my ear. Non the less my previous S4 mini had definitely better an louder sound, not to mention HTC HD2 or Nokia N95 8GB, I think get worse with the slim design. Not to bad for this thickness.

  • USB Type-C I'd like to know too. I've found one only info about the USB Type-C and that is in the GSM Arena review. "The USB-C port is wired only for USB 2.0 speed and there's no MHL support, meaning you can't use USB accessories or get wired TV out." I bought a cabel both sides usb-c and tried charging with my Dell xps 9350 yesterday - no reaction from any device when plugged in. Contacted Samsung Czech support, the chat guy said he's got no info on this and promised an answer via email after contacting the tech guys. No email so far. Otherwise pretty happy with this phone.

  • does the phone play 4 k videos? or 1080p videos?

  • It is so beautiful. I love it

  • You shouldn't just look at the battery mah capacity. The processor is extremely efficient. I'm getting between 8 to 10 hours of screen time, with brightness at 50% and using browser and youtube. With my S6 i got 2.5 to 3 hours and my friend's S7 gets 4 to 5 hours screen time.

  • The next model if it will have notification led light and bigger battery, it will be my next phone.

  • Hi, Open your camera and go to camera settings, and change the default location to SD card.

  • Great phone, especially for the price. Bought it for 240 euro in The Netherlands. I also have an iPhone 7 as my primary phone that I bought for 730 euro. Big price difference. The A3 feels better in the hand. It has a much better wifi range in my bedroom, about 8 metres from my router. A3 can load youtube videos fast, almost instantly and iPhone 7 takes incredibly long to load or skip to other parts of video. I can't understand why that is, because the iPhone is 500 euro more expensive. Also battery life is AMAZING! 4h20m onscreen time with 66% battery left!! Never had a phone with this great battery life. I've compared photos on laptop of the two phones, and the iPhone is only slightly better in low light. In normal light it's almost the same quality. If I knew this before I would never bought the expensive iPhone. I always thought cheaper phones are not good enough, slow and bad camera. But with A3 2017 this isn't true! Samsung did a fantastic job with making this phone. Oh, the sound quality is acceptable and is loud, but not nearly as good as iPhone 7 with double stereo speakers. But that doesn't justify the price difference :) I would definitely recommend this phone because of the price-quality ratio. Of course you have cheap chinese phones that offer a lot for cheap price, but I don't trust those brands even Huawei I wouldn't buy. Go for A3!

  • I just recently bought this phone and I'm so confused. I haven't even used it but it says I used up 6.6GB our of 16GB is already used. Also how do I save all my pictures directly to the SD card? I don't want any saved on my internal storage at all. My mum has a phone (not this) but it won't save any pictures to the SD card, they have to be manually moved or the SD card needs to be formatted before the phone can begin saving pictures directly onto the SD card. To avoid this I would rather set it up so all my pictures, videos etc get directly saved onto the SD card from the beginning. Thanks in advance to anyone who replies :)

  • Bluetooth version: 4.2, so must be good..

  • Okay and what about storage? Is that a problem?

  • hi! did you find out if bluetooth quality sound is good? i want to know that too. it would be great if this phone has aptx

  • After 4 months of use, this mobile is still awesome with great performance, battery life and free lags.

  • So, can anyone tell me how is this phone overall? Will it get slow and start to lag in some time??

  • a3 2016 has almost te same design that samsung followed since galaxy s2 ... but still thats relative

  • a3 2016 more better design then a3 2017

  • Hi Team, When we will get this phone in India

  • U may try to boot the phone and now u have to go to boot settings and reset all option and need to download a Rom file (official)

  • Just got this phone (Y/DS variant) set up with AT&T in the United States. I love it. My last phone was the Alpha, which I loved when I first got it, but in its last year I had to yank the battery 3x daily. This phone is everything I wished the Alpha had been. Very fast, not crash prone, long battery life, and the over-bright notification LED is gone, replaced with an elegant always-on display. I'm getting good LTE 4G, despite not having band 20. A note on bringing a phone like this to AT&T: Do NOT use the phone's true IMEI. Use the IMEI of a genuine made-for-AT&T Samsung phone instead (especially helpful if you're decommissioning one, which I was). The IMEI in AT&T's database does not need to match your hardware (only the SIM needs to), but they will not "provision" 4G LTE or visual voice mail to your phone, despite the capabilities. You will be limited to their 3G H+ data network and classic (Dial 1) voice mail if your IMEI is not in their "approved 4G devices" range, and this import won't be.

  • I'm interested on the Galaxy A3 2017 phone. Specs wise it seems very good on that front. But I have been hearing some issues like: 1. USB Type-C is of the 2.0 version and not the faster 3.0? 2. Strange speaker placement making the sound tinny? 3. Blue light filter not baked in on the quick shortcuts? 4. Overall screen quality poor in direct sunlight &/or has poor sunlight readability? 5. Camera photo quality is slightly poorer/inferior to previous models? No image stabilisation even on 1080p 30fps? 6. Multitasking and apps still reload pointing out to poor memory management? Can someone please confirm or advice? Thanks.

  • I don't know if my problem is related with focusing. Or I do not fully understand when this sound should stop. But whenever I poke the back of the device or even place it on the table it makes the sound if something would be loose in the phone.

  • that's normal it's the lens. the camera hardware makes a sound when focusing and stops when your camera gets its focus. All my phones have the same sound when using the camera. especially my Lumia phones. that just means that you have an optical focus and not a digital one.

  • The rattling in the camera lens is aparently normal bud it bugs a person and at some point it get anoying. I have the sme problem and its working on me when i hear the rattling,it makes you feel like your phone is broken when its not.

  • Is it upgradable to nougat?

  • My phone blocked while i was trying to do restart.Now is white and is not opening at all.Any idea?

  • this is my new samsung a3 2017 good friendly handset and also ver good battery back

  • It's even in the S6. But it's from the OIS which A3 doesn't have. I bet it's the camera lense as the noise goes away when the camera is active.

  • Hey! did you find out more about the sound that comes from the camera? I also have it and I don't consider it something normal.

  • Okay thanks. Will definitely go for this phone if it's accesories are available in the market??

  • You can move lots of apps if developer lets you, but i find enough room. will last 3 years if you look after it :D

  • Ok thank you. What about durability as i want a phone which can last more than a year??

  • Okay thanks. What kind of apps can you mobe to the sd card? Also, overall is this a good phone if i want to keep it for a year, year and a half?

  • fantastic has grace UX , not that bloated really!!

  • Yes, i move a lot to SD card also !

  • This mobile is very good, with excellent camera, primary and secondary, with solid processor, memory is enough for standard apps like facebook, instagram, messenger, viber etc. and fo 5-6 games depends of size.

  • A3 2017 or P9 Lite?

  • So is the 16gb storage enough for like a few social media apps and like 3,4 games. Also overall, is this a good phone?

  • Hi, how's multitasking with this phone? it only got 2GB and a bloated UI.. I would consider buying xperia XA1 because of 3GB and very light OS, but there's no fingerprint scanner and waterproofing. How many apps can it hold in the background without restarting the app.?

  • Beautiful magical..........

  • Tested it nope no rattle taking pic /focus very unusual

  • Samsung please bring 3gb ram with 32 GB storage version in a3 2017

  • even I have that rattle noise it's from the camera lense it's stops when the camera is in focus nothing to worry

  • Can someone please tell me what the camera and screen is like on the A3 2017 ?

  • Nope never droped it and its devanatly origanal

  • I have also the s4 Mini. Just keep it.

  • Yasssssssssssssssssssss

  • No rattling here!! solid as! ..maybe dropped it or fake??

  • I would take the galaxy A3 2017 anytime over the 4x, i know it costs double as much but Xiaomi has shitty software compared to samsung and poor build quality, it's only natural for that price, i've used a few xiaomi devices myself like the Redmi note 2 and Note 3 Pro and as good as they may be for that price they still can't compete with likes of samsung midrangers like the A3, Xiaomi has really poor camera quality, the A3 is 10 times more superior in comparison. I wouldn't think about it, if you can miss about 230 euros i would go for the A3 2017 without a doubt

  • The A3 2017 is way better by all means

  • It is 2017, and this expensive midrange phone cannot even beat the mighty LG G2.

  • Hy guyes. I have the A3 2017 and i love the phone bud can anyone tell me what the rattling sound is on the back near the camera. I have never droped my phone bud i has this anoying rattling sound. Please advise.

  • the A3 2017 dual sim is better, you can manage your two sim cards together. The phone itself is elegant.

  • Seems the only downside to it is the quality of the camera. Color isn't rich, not much of a detail in comparison with low end to midrange smartphones from Lumia.

  • Amazing piece of tech. Works flawlessly (fast, without glitches, excellent battery life (around 3 days, I only connect to the internet when I need to), nice output speaker, excellent voice communication quality), the screen image is excellent (no need for a superior screen resolution), best size for one single hand usage and for any pocket. Best mobile phone i ever had. My previous one was a Samsung S6, and i rather have this one :) any time.

  • Hi Does Anyone have experience with the Dual SIM Model? What about signal (2Sims), battery & general phone stability. Issues? Thanks

  • Hi to everyone I have some questions: - The edition with dual sim is the same as the one sim?Does anyone have experience with 2-Sims (signal,battery) general stability of the phone. - I suppose that it supports 3G/4G/LTE?If Yes in both cards? - I have the Samsung S4 mini so I'm interesting in small smartphones. Any ideas except Galaxy A3? Thanks In Advance

  • Which one is better samsung a3 2017 single sim ya DUOS sim

  • Z5 has 1GB RAM more, larger battery and higher resolution screen than Z5 compact. Z3 has 1GB RAM more, larger battery and higher resolution screen than Z3 compact. Z1 has larger battery and higher resolution screen than Z1 compact. You can't overcome physics.

  • wait for a while you'll love it

  • Very Nice compect phone.

  • I swich from iphone 5c to this samsung A3 2017 model, think it is great phone, awsome battery life and quick charge, quality build, nice camera, but for me IOS is much better then android

  • Dont need LED light, has AOD ...... and battery is great again don't need 2900. Try see ! Ram fine it fast zippy like mini S7

  • Z1 compact had the same specs with the Z1 Z3 compact had the same specs with the Z3 Z5 compact had the same specs with the Z5

  • Samsung a3 2017 nice phone , value for money

  • Good Job Samsung for the latest Galaxy A series 2017. - No lags - Excellent battery life with heavy usage - Fast & responsive

  • which one is better J5 or A3 2017.

  • I can't really find the A3 new for less than €250, the Redmi 4X, with 3 GB I can find for €115 or so, I can live without the IP 6x, since the screen on time for the 4X with its 4100 mAh is massive. The only thing the A3 has going for it, is the 4.7", since I can't find many custom ROM for it either atm, which is something I like.

  • You can't have a small phone with the same specifications as a big one. It's just physics. Xperia X Compact is the best you can find in compacts market. It's closest to a flagship that you can get. A3 is a mid range phone, poor specs, poor quality, no led etc. If you have money take Sony, otherwise stay with a3.

  • Xiaomi is not waterproof, but if you say the price of a3 2017 is too expensive for the specifications on offer then I agree with you, I think a3 2017 superiority is waterproof and battery life.

  • But it's not a champ, like the Xiaomi Redmi 3, with over 100h, for half the price, they could have easily put in a 2600-2900 battery in it and get 10-20% more. Fail Samsuck. Esp when it's fixed. Next!

  • Heard Sony's compact flagships? The X Compact is their latest phone, but it's not what you consider a flagship. It's possible they might release a proper successor to the Z5 Compact.

  • The A3 even with 2300mAh battery has excellent battery life, didn't you read the review? 93h endurance rating is excellent.

  • Samsug can never really do anything right, some good and some bad, glass back, small battery (could easily have put in a 2600 - 2800), no Notification LED, Samsung logo and other crap, only 2 GB of RAM when it should have 3 GB for the price, or 4 GB. The $150 from other brands has 3 GB. Probably also 32 GB not 16 like this one. Maybe A3 2018 will have a bit more goodies.

  • Very nice. - Good battery life - Always-on display works well - Buttons are ergonomically in place - Auto background lighting works almost perfect

  • lol i can!! it fits in a pocket, 5 was too big this perfect. 4.5 just too small slightly.

  • Good phone Better than J7 Prime although a bit expensive

  • How is this phone...... Anyone can tell me.....?

  • I have got it repaired 4 times until now twice coz it got wet paid equal amount on repairs as selling price. Was waiting for X compact but its not released in ASIA and its not even dual sim

  • I have been using the S4mini for 3 years now and I think I will be using it for another 3. Best phone ever.

  • This phone is too big, you cannot touch corners with your thumb and doesn't fit in a small pocket. Not a compact phone. Also outdated specifications.

  • Am i the only one who has a problem with the type c cable ? I can't charge and use the phone simultaneously, the cable wont stick!!

  • A3 2017 can be found in DUAL_SIM version.

  • I 100% agree with you and I am in the exact same situation. I want a flagship special or at least flagship spec from last year or the year before compact phone. I've been waiting for ages and nothings seems to be on its way at a compact size. So I'm feeling like going back to iOS.

  • Shame on manufacturers i cannot find a dual sim phone with 4.5 inch screen and 3 gb ram even though i am ready to pay a premium i am stuck with s4 mini and i am waiting from F**ing 2 years to buy a decent phone. if iPhone makes a dual sim will switch to iOS i am fed up with andriod quality and manufacturers. Google will introduce some bug or remove a good feature in every new Android version to re-introduce in the next iteration to bring down user experience down so that they will upgrade when new version comes. Cheap tricks from google. Android manufacturers are flooding the phone market with big screen phones now so that they can introduce bendable phone from 2018 which could be extended to double the screen size when opened like a book. eg : Samsung GalaxyX therefore everyone has to upgrade again coz of the new Fad.That's how these manufacturers are/can sustain revenue growth. Truth is manufacturers cannot push for Hardware performance more than what it is now people are not expecting to watch 3d movies on mobile we can already see limitation on primary camera currently.

  • Have you considered the x compact? Better battery life and screen than z5 compact. More powerful than A3. Fastest real world and best camera out of the three.

  • A3 2017

  • This is so cool but nothing beats a good old iPhone 7

  • buy at your own risk. This fact I don't talk nonsense, cause I own too this

  • What was that 100mb update we got???

  • choose what you like, not what people like, it will make you happy

  • I own z5 compact, in 1 year got water and need to repair which cause battery and pcb to changes. Heating was no 1 problem, thought z5c win in camera/video which have software image stabilization. But heating problem is suck, very easy got over 35 c. Now I swich to a5 with very please with no heating problem. May be a3 same

  • Will this device get nagout?

  • Galaxy A3 2017 or Sony Xperia Z5 compact???? Plzzzzz help me guys.. I not interested in camera

  • Nice phone. All are samsung phone better than A3 2017 made in vietnam.

  • This phone should be much better specs for the price...and samsung could have competed with the Iphone.

  • No i meant heavy games like Asphalt, Need for speed No limits etc??

  • its already lunched

  • Yesireeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

  • fine i play games.

  • Expected in August

  • lunching date in india

  • iPhone se

  • Between the Galaxy A3 2017, Moto G5 and the Xperia X Compact which one takes better photos (natural, sharp & great contrast during daytime and great, clear low light)?

  • Are you sure about fast charging cause i haven't read about it anywhere? Also what about it's gaming performance?

  • Galaxy A3 2017 is far better than of the two model. Water-Dust resistance, Type-C reversible Connector, fast processor, fast charging, long battery life & cheaper price with good quality & feautures.

  • Galaxy S5 or Galaxy A3(2017) or Galaxy A5(2016) if i want to use a phone for a long time??

  • which of the following, do you think has the best camera? (i mean still image quality,not video) 1.Huawei nova 2.A3 2017 3.Xperia X 4.A5 2016 5.iphone se 6.galaxy alpha 7.redmi 3 pro

  • Huawie is generally a cheap brand, SS is superior in screen, i buy all samsung products. You get what you pay for. A3 is compact and so nice, great battery its like an iphone 7 feel.

  • i got the Galaxy A3 2017 for £180...and on Ebay one seller the A3 2017 for £145. it depends who you are buying from.

  • Yes with it

  • Good phone. Battery and camera good.

  • I'd say go with the P9 Lite, I have one and it's amazing. So P9 lite, J7 Prime have similar features except for mostly the screen size and processors...the p9 lite has a better processor set but the j7 Prime has a bigger display. The rest of the features are the same, 3gb ram, 13mp cameras, same GPU. since you want better gaming I'd say go for p9 lite with the better processor set. The A3 to me is a rip-off, it's very expensive and its features pale in comparison to the 2 I mentioned above, if you're a die-hard Samsung fan then definitely go for the j7 Prime. Hope that helps.

  • does it have Compass sensor? GSM arena is contradiction with Samsung website on compass sensor samsung website theres no compass....and on GSM arena saying it has compass which it right?

  • Go for xperia x compact. Flagship camera and good battery life plus sony is good at optimizing their software

  • Galaxy A3 2017 or Galaxy A5 2016 or Galaxy J7 prime. Please need urgent reply. Camera and gaming is what's important to me. Thanks. Urgent reply please

  • dont even consider a 5s, they are too old now. if you prefer iOS , go SE, if you prefer Android go the A3, both good phones, SE is better, but very small screen.

  • Wich is the best buy. Iphone se, samsung galaxy a3 2017 or Iphone 5s

  • A3 is very good phone. especially in Sky Black color

  • Is this phone good for gaming?

  • iOS is too locked down i know... so now that you've had both phones, can you compare cameras ? was the quality the same? also screen sharpness? and audio quality through headphone jack?

  • Size - yea, Samsung is authustic and let Apple take a huge part of the pie with a really compact phone.

  • i had the iphone se for 3 days until it pissed me off so much with the lack of BASIC functionality that i sent it back and am really glad i did since all the lack has been easily compensated now with the galaxy a3 2017 things i didnt like about iphone 1. need to bring 2 different cables for charging pbank and phone - 1.1 noone has a charger 2. no direct share/integration with many apps 3. no name editing in photos. not showing details of photos 4. can't direct download anything LOL 5. no camera pro mode 6. safari sucks (chrome isnt integrated well) 7. can't direct call selected number 8. no settings shortcut 9. cant add whatsapp message to contacts favourites 10. fingerprint reader mad slow things i liked about iphone 1. size (including feel) 2. look 3. speed

  • Go for SE

  • Its a seemingly good phone. The round edges make it hard to hold when taking pictures! It also came without a music app, which is odd, I had to get the official samsung one from playstore. I got the A320FL which is single sim only. Not sure about the gorilla glass but I always use toughened screen protectors anyway. I'm happy with it. (only thing I haven't tested yet is the bluetooth range).

  • I have the A320FL it's definitely not dual sim, or hybrid sim (I just checked). I'd say the dual sim version is the A320Y. (there's no Sim manager in my settings either, which is another giveaway.) The hybrid version seems a little backwards, as you can use 2 sims but not use an SD card, so if you buy it for using 2 sims you can't expand the storage.

  • it has actually..

  • A3........ SE is to small and IOS YUK!

  • No Gorilla Glass here:

  • Original specs didn't have gorilla Glass. It appeared much later. I really doubt it has Gorilla Glass, it could be just false marketing.

  • i was gonna get Lenovo P2 or Honor 6X but instead i got Galaxy A3 2017 Gold colour. reason is because its waterproof, always on display, i like the Samsung theme engine, easy to fit in pockets, looks cute. the new touchwiz UI looks very nice. the finger print scanner is bad, does not work all the time. i wish i got the Galaxy A5 2017 instead because 5.2 inch screen seems better.

  • Galaxy A3 2017 Review After 2 months used Pros: 1. Fast performance 2. No lags 3. No heating issue 4. Long battery life (1.5days) 5. Fast charging (1.5hours) 6. Good camera 7. Water & dust resistance certified 8. Type-C reversible connector 9. Simply elegant & quality design Cons: 1. A bit slower fingerprint reader 2. Lack of OIS/EIS (no anti-shaking) 3. Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant quality is not so good, prone to scratch) 4. Sound quality but loud speaker is mid-range level. Conclusion: Over-all quality is awesome, recommended budget mid-range phone.

  • Witch is the best buy samsung galaxy a3 2017 or iphone se

  • I know right :D

  • This phone has an amazing battery.

  • i bought A3 2017, like 20 days ago, the phone is no doubt v good, and features are v nice, but i am disappointed with the build and Gorilla glass , I didnt use the Screen Protector and using it v carefully but it got so many scratches that which shows Gorilla glass 4 quality is v low and bad, as I have been using different samsung mobile like s3 mini , S3 and S5 mini which were v good quality and still i have those with me as a backup phone.

  • Honor 6X.

  • And headphone jack. Waterproof too.

  • No bump and with headphone jack.

  • Can you play Graphic Intensive games easily As Call of Duty might be launching on android and i love that game but i don't have a console???

  • yes t is a dual sim (Nano-Sim) its a micro SC card slot i used galaxy A3 2016 for 9 to 10 months and am sure A3 2017 is better than...

  • bro galaxy is always better than all check this phone rattings..i have Use galaxy A3 2016 for 9 months Now am going fot htc 10 desire pro

  • Does this support OTG.

  • is this phone is hybrid dual sim or only one sim + sd card ? (sorry for my bad english)

  • why? give reason why its better?

  • in 30500pkr this phone is nice compare to iphone SE.

  • obviously Galaxy A3 2017 Bro

  • Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 OR Huawei Honor 6X? I'm from Pakistan.

  • I purchased unlocked int'l version for $350. Now I see it for less on Amazon. Unlocked iphone is at $400. more. I have this phone about a month now. Wasn't easy to get in US. Its an amazing phone. Battery lasts around 30 hours with HEAVY use and the size is perfect. Only knock is I just started getting complaints of call quality from those I speak with. Might have to do with no OEM cases available yet. Overall - I highly recommend this phone so far.

  • Iphone isnt IPS either waterproof.

  • 4.0 though not 4.7 screen size to small for now days, 4.7 perfect

  • Yes! Its hard to find a small phone with good specs in this over crowded android market! A3 really is not on that par as well but can be done with. However A3 usually are way too over priced! If I have to pay the price of A3 I'd rather jump to iPhone SE and install required Google services on it.

  • I'm tempted, however I am going from Galaxy S6 Edge which is way better than the A3 on every level. It will be difficult to get used to the midrange at best specs on this. I want 4.7inch Android flagship. nowhere to be seen in the Android market.

  • Yes they are fine for the price, nougat will happen in few months no doubt, its nice phone try it, love mine.

  • I would prefer to keep apps on the phone photos and videos on sd card

  • This is why I was so interested in the A3 2017, but I've heard a few people say the specs just aren't up to scratch..

  • Agree this is why i like A3, i don't want a phablet....Most i would go to now is 5. but i find 4.7 i can reach with thumb top.......I did look at A5 but to big for me.

  • Yes but not all........some move some don't depends on App /developer.

  • What do u mean? A3 is better and crisp??

  • When it launch in offline market

  • Quite good phone, but due to only 16 gygabytes of memory it doesn't have native blur like A5 2017 and A7 2017, so app drawer's background isn't nice and blurry.

  • Can I move apps to microSD card like facebook,viber,messenger,games etc.?Pls help!

  • Thanks Ill test it out!! :D

  • In just 1 hour & 15 mins to complete full charge..

  • Yes, it is! At least in Portugal...

  • Cuz want u to spend more on bigger :/. I got mine $299 just import cheaper anyhow

  • S8 mini? Have you heard something nobody else has?

  • Still no sight in local market ? Anyone know why Samsung A3 is not for sales ???

  • I cant tell if this has fast charging or not? how does one tell????

  • You can also wait for S8 mini which is also a HUGE PHONE that doesn't fit in pocket and has corners unreachable with thumb.

  • Somalia?

  • This thing only costs 200$ in our country... brand new and unlocked..

  • Xperia old now!!!

  • Xperia X Compact better than both if you are looking for a compact phone.

  • Perfect size i own it...Premium feel not cheap!!!

  • it's something between midrange and premium. Very fast focus, no lag, and a very decent quality at low light photos.

  • I own the phone, and my battery runs all day long. 1hr spotify, 3 hr browsing, 30min calling. yet 20% charge at 9pm

  • No.

  • ...but it has "alway-on" screen.

  • It takes 2hr with the 1.5A supplied charger.

  • hi i think galaxy a7 is better

  • is Galaxy A3 2017 better then Lenovo P2 ?

  • ok so i have a dilema. in my country a5 2016 and a3 2017 is absolutely for the same price and i don't know which one to buy. size doesnt matter, the most important things are camera and battery life. opinions?

  • How long does it take to charge this phone since it does not support fast charging?? Also, how long would it take if a fast charger is used??

  • Yes you need to get the model that says for Android otherwise they wil not work. Apple and Android wiring are diferent on the same headset model.

  • No get this one, SS better than LG.

  • Beautiful design omg awesome

  • Im in same dilema ....

  • I think that the hewdphones for the ipad and iphones are different than headphones for android. My Brother had the same issue with j5 2016, he looked at the box of the headphones IT Said " for ipad and iphone"

  • How is service in the US for this phone? I would love to get this phone but I'm not sure that it would work with tmobile.

  • galaxy a3 2017 or lg g5 se?

  • Nah again old style look.

  • edge screen terrible hit apps open! this is ideal try it! PERFECT!

  • a3 2016 was made way better ..will wait for a3 2018...

  • Samsung Need to make a smaller edge screen phone Like galaxy A3 galaxy a3 edge many people like edge screen butt can not get it flag ship phones expesive

  • I got mine in UK ..but try Online

  • Can I buy this phone in india?

  • Got mine today absolutely beautiful..right size and blown away

  • They got 2 models of a3 2017

  • perfect

  • I have J3 when i look at dimensions weird unless wrong but 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm (5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in) A3 142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.60 x 2.80 x 0.31 in) J3 Now J3 is thin, my gold is this like a pencil lol screen surely wider than 66

  • very beautifull but as usual it's not have illumination on back and file buttons and no led notification greedy cooreeans !

  • Hey guys, i got this phone, its duos but the headphone jack isnt working when i inserted the earphones but the earphones work in other devices like my ipad, is this a problem??

  • Think 4.7" be just nice and nowadays no one be interested to manufacture 4.5". Unless you get the Apple.

  • Are you 4ft?? omg my mom uses 5.5

  • I am a woman and 4.7" is too big for me.

  • Sleek looking and slim. Easy to operate and very reliable in connecting with various WIFI outlets.

  • There's no space for all these slots in A3. Get the A5 or A7 if you want that option.

  • Actually 5 isnt big anymore, 5.2 5.5 is big to me

  • 5/5.5 is big?.....4.5 .4.7 small.

  • Z5 is thick old now.

  • What flaws?? its new ..its not outdated. Battery life is terifik

  • No, it's not. It's big, cheap, with outdated specifications. And flaws.

  • Yeah ,, if the choice is offered a3 2017 such that ,, I also prefer sd card rather than having 2 sim ..

  • Have you never experienced overheating in your z5 compact? I read a lot of complaints about the overheating of the z5 compact, and others say it only happens on a z5 compact white.

  • Dont use 2 sims , easy how many you need??.

  • You old?? turn down the brightness lol

  • This phone is great right size, why people complain???? bit pricey should be $300 yeah. But very S7 in looks.

  • Buy the z5 compact, I have one and it is great

  • do not think about it. get z5 compact. it is the only one with top specs (qualcomm 800 series) and 4K video encoding.

  • No, my eyes hurt after half hour, even having a decent brightness for the ambient light. I also had amoled screen before (S5 mini) but this never happened. With A3 I had to use the blue filter thing in settings to avoid hurting, it has nothing to do with Grace UI. That's a separate cr*p.

  • what u mean to bright???..is that due to Grace UX white??....interesting. Big but its only 4.7

  • Iphone se does have size interesting, I was quite interested in it, but I am looking for android phone with a screen size of less than 5 ". I was confused at the 3 options a3 2017, Z5 compact, and x compact. A3 2017 seems too expensive for such specifications , I was a little afraid of overheating problems on z5 compact, x compact does not have a waterproof. Do you think which one is better than three?

  • Does it support OTG (USB host)?

  • There is no more such thing as"compact market". There is only iPhone se. I've sold a3 2017 and bought Xperia x compact and I am pretty happy with it. Three were to many problems with a3, the leds were kind of strong for my eyes and had to use that blue filter, too big and slippery but the most annoying one was that i kept tapping the screen to take command. Looked like an os problem but what a f., I can't wait for Samsung to fix their qa testing. X compact has a lot of nice features, not amoled but better at everything else.

  • Hybrid.. the first slot just for your sim, second slot for sim or sd card. So, if you want using 2 sim then you can not use sd card, and if you use the second slot for sd card then you can only use 1 sim.

  • 2 sims??? one..and has SD card.

  • nope

  • another garbage with 2 sim cards and NO sd card at same time.

  • go for sony xa1

  • Does it have wireless charging?

  • I did a simple search on the phone finder, android phone with screen sizes up to 4.7" of at least 2gb ram android version 6.0 marshmallow, 7.0 nougat, 7.1 nougat, in the available only found five and one of them is a3 2017. So, we can know samsung launched this phone with the imperfection aims to compete in the market of compact phone.

  • There are many phones from Sony in all price range. If you could let me know what range you are looking for?

  • Tnx for the answer,I will try both phones in the market and then will decide wich one is better for me.

  • I like iphone se too,but it's more expensive for me,tnx a lot for the answer.

  • Hello which sony phone??

  • Try iphone se.

  • Then you should go for Sony without a doubt. Sony has much much better camera and sound system then any other brands.

  • A series 2017 launched in India but A3 has been left out yet again. A5 costs 28990 and A7 costs 33490. Samsung might be afraid of cheap phones available in India so didn't release A3 again.

  • Hi,guys,I want to buy a new phone,but I'm confused between this A3 2017 and Xperia X compact.I like small phones because my hand is small,now I use LG Magna and it's a little big for me.I want good camera and battery.Pls help to decide,tnx!

  • This phone should at least have S4 or S5 specs IMO especially at the price they want for it.

  • Love it. Im definietly gonna buy this beauty.

  • Hi Can anyone tell me if the a3 2017 support volte dual sim or single sim ?

  • yep if it has 32gb storage and 3gb ram i will buy it

  • Should give 3gb ram, not 2 gb ram, now is 2017.

  • No been usnig a rooted one for years, but with bigger storage go for A5 , no need to root mostly for 8GB phones u do.

  • What is the best way to root a phone? Is it risky?

  • Grrr i brought last week, but battery run out before 9pm. what be like in months ??? I should of gone S7 with betta battery. Feel tad angry now i spend 280pound, i could spend less.

  • when and from where i can purchase it A3 ?????

  • Not all Apps can move to SD card like Facebook etc...... then O/S updates ! It fills quick......depends on user. I rooted my SS phone, so i have 64GIG and move most to SD ..hehehe So just Root it

  • thats why we hav sd cards

  • How much is this phone or Samsung z3?

  • Thanks for your reply, do you think I would notice the difference between an A3 and S7? what about with bluetooth headphones? Also, my other worry is the 16gb storage, how many apps can you put on an SD card these days?

  • Audio quality is nice but not much louder as flagship mobiles.

  • Same price as the Huawei nova now... which phone would you prefer?

  • A5 has 32GB storage nice, this 16 only

  • I certainly agree with you. I want to upgrade from a galaxy alpha but a3 2017 is still no match to alpha in games. Why samsung can't make a high-end 4.7 inch phone with 1080p screen???

  • What is audio like on this? I am thinking of dropping from an S6 Edge to this A3, i need to know if the audio is the same or worse?

  • all this phone needed was a 1080p screen and 32gb and I would of got one yesterday. Android market needs to get ontop of sub 5inch phones and chuck flagship specs in.

  • this model support mhl or slimport yet?

  • Yeah, but pray "may not like its predecessor experia xa whose batteries such as leaky bucket". since a3 2017 currently showing battery life is very good though with a small capacity.

  • This mobile is fantastic & highly recommended for those mid-range mobile user. Premium quality design, fast procesessor with excellent performance. Descent camera. Battery up to 1.5 days with heavy usage. No lags, almost perfect!. Lack of OIS is not a big deal for me.Black color is elegant! Good job Samsung!!!

  • Is there a function of 2 screens for multitasking as like in A5 and A7?Pls,help!

  • yes you are correct that is why i still prefer my old s4 mini.

  • yes you are correct and this is why i still prefer my old S4 mini.

  • Im waiting this to come in philippines but until now it didnt come ahaha! Im glad it didnt come in the philippines because i just gonna go for sony xa1 ahahahaha!!!!!!!!!! yeah sorry for my bad english

  • Go A5......its not that big, better battery.

  • There are 2 versions. One that is single SIM for which a dedicated SD card slot is included, and another version that is dual SIM for which the 2nd SIM card slot is also an SD card slot.

  • This might be a nice small mobile and all, but it costs twice as much as any other with the same perf / stats / features. It costs £280, €310. Whereas you can get any phone from China with Snapdragon, FHD, 4100 mAh battery etc etc for €150-170. :(

  • Well they aint girls hands lol, but the phone i use isn't wide. I find it easy , 4.7 - 5.0 isn't much a jump..ask me to try it with 5.2 and maybe diff story. I found i couldn't use it on S5 but again depends on model.

  • No led indicator.

  • Display size n camera mega pixels r just a specification. Like in a class room every kid is say 7th standard and by saying this it we cannot express the intellectual index of the student. So could be a composition of an Eisenstein or a Bach bencher. In case of phones please stop looking at specifications. Focus on how well built n purposes being served. A3 2013 is a perfect all rounder. Size good to handle n fits it pocket. Correct ppl n Amoled display. For navigation we must have compas. But many big phones do not have. The camera is a rat race. Instade of 25mp or 30 mp noise guru. Thanks to 13mp decent camera. I was expecting a 8mp with BSI. N the last is build quality n balanced Battery size. Nokia lumina 800 or 820 with 512 ram n single core processor performs better than today's any good phone in terms of camera, speed, email communications n battery bkp. Can you justify the use of 6gb ram n orca core ???

  • Does samsung A3 (2017) has LED indicator?

  • Can usb type c for otg?.. (sorry my engliah bad)

  • hello, Is A3 2017 don't stick glass like A3 2016 and don't stike well on Edges like A3 2016?

  • I've been using this phone quite long to tell it performs like premium one. My other set is S7 and actually a3 is fantastic- good speed, good colors, premium battery and midrange camera performance. The body itself is like s7. Worth the money!

  • These guys don't understand that using the phone with one hand is not the same with holding it with one hand. IPhone SE exists for a reason, this is beyond Samsung understanding.

  • Dude, if you can use a 5" phone one handed, your hands must be the size of shovels :)

  • That just makes the keyboard smaller and shoves everything over to one side of the screen :(

  • Sorry but the gpu is weak, and just 2gb ram . I will stick with alpha another year

  • I don't think 4.7 will be that big, one handed mode be fine. I can use 5.0 just fine.

  • In settings there is "one hand mode". :-)

  • yes

  • it will support 4g,3g and 2g

  • pls can someone help me out, I want to know does the a3 2017 supports 4G?

  • Thanks, that's very helpful. Will stick with my one handed S5 Mini for now.

  • So this is false, "MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single SIM microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM" For me this means it has a dedicated slot for sdcard AND also can use the slot 2 from the dual sim at the cost of disabling the dual sim feature. Where is the dedicated sd card slot as I could not find it.

  • In other websites like gadgets.ntv they tells that this phone doen't support 4g or 3g can any one tell's me is this phone supports 4g.....i m using samsung galaxy j2 and it is best

  • A3 2017 is made of metal and gorila glass 4. So, this phone is very premium....

  • That sounds a bit unusual beacuse lots of people having seen A3(2017) in my hands have praised it for how premium it looks ....specially black colour which looks as premium as iphone 7...

  • Please some one answer me who have this phone.how is the camera in this phone is it poor or midrenge?

  • Looks and feels so much cheaper than A3 2016, all plastic instead of glass and metal. What a disappointment.

  • "You can just transfer the apps to the SD Card." Some apps just cannot be transferred to the SD card? Only few?

  • if you want a phone with a size of less than 5 "which have good quality, then a3 2017 could be an option, due to the phone android under 5" a3 2017 does not have many rivals, perhaps only x compact and Z5 compact being closest rival, but if you compare a3 2017 with 5" phone and above, then you will find a lot of phones that have better quality, because a3 2017 still has many shortcomings to be able to compete in the market, it seems a3 2017 is designed to compete in the market of compact phone.

  • You can just transfer the apps to the SD Card.

  • I had some questions about this phone 1-can i unlock it without waking up screen and just touch the home button to unlock? 2-does it support 4.5G(4G+) internet connection? 3-does it support VoLTE and VoWiFi calling?

  • I have reading the specs and reviews of the new A3 (and A5) 2017 phones and I need to ask/confirm these rumours: 1. Camera has no OIS? 2. It has a slower version of the USB Type-C? 3. Speakers sound inferior than last-gen? 4. Memory management is poor with apps reloading?

  • Why is A3 released in Europe but not in Singapore/Malaysia? And vice versa for A7? There is an illusion of choice because the models exist but are not made available in all regions.

  • I'm using J3 2016, its a 5 and I'm fine with one hand, perhaps its the dimensions and style idk..but i only paid 100, so it's great for the price.

  • If you were used to type/swipe with one hand in Whatsapp and other messengers in S5 Mini, then A3 is definitely a no go. It feels big, you can't cover all letters and it slips out of hand. If you don't care about one hand usage you better pick a bigger normal phone, either A5 or P9 lite or whatever, there are a lot cheap and good around 5" - basically ALL damn others... A3 performances are better, obviously, still the extra size wont justify it. If S5 Mini was 8/10 at handling (considering some 4-4.3" was 10/10), then I would give A3 2017 a solid 4/10 at handling with one hand.

  • Moving from my old HTC One-S with Android 6 (CM 13) I'm very happy with the small size and battery life. If Samsung would show some concern for their customers I would be even happier. Samsung choose to not let you use your SD-card for permanent storage so now I'm stuck with 16 GB and a basically useless SD-card. The option to use the SD-card as permanent storage has been around since Android 5 ...

  • Look for serious one hand use .... iphone 5s/SE are the best i.e. 4 inch mobile is best for one hande use..... but sadly no good android mobile is available in that size.... but after using s6 edge... i found A3 more comfortable to use with one hand.

  • Without actually holding the phone, I cannot come to conclusion.. But seriously I am looking for a good one handed phone.. this phone caught my eye.. how good it is to use with one hand.. I have a Redmi Note 3 after holding it for long time, I feel very uncomfortable as it quite heavy and have to use both the hands for operation..

  • I think 'A' series is one of best in Samsung... they have 3 different display sizes... it gives a chance to choose better phone size to our hand... but it not to say reduce the performance of handset. A3 some step down with A5 and A7.. its to bad for small phone lovers...

  • Cheers Eric, overall how do you think the A3 2017 compares with the S5 Mini?

  • Tests on youtube show 2:00 hours until fully charged

  • Can anybody that has one now tell me what audio sounds like? im sure headphone jack stuff should sound good but im wondering what the sound would be like on Bluetooth earphones? compared to S6 Edge? which i have at the moment.

  • this mobile is the best mobile for people

  • Dont trade S5 mini for this. It will feel bigger and you will regret. Grace UX is a colorless interface that looks authistic. My a3 is already in service and I have to wait weeks to fix it...

  • Not at all.... infact blue light filter is a grear option for reducing eye strain

  • Not sure whether it's worth upgrading my S5 Mini for this. I'm thinking not. S5 Mini + removable battery + notification LED + heart rate sensor + one handed use - older swipe fingerprint sensor - no FM radio - no noise cancelling microphone A3 (2017) + better battery life + newer press fingerprint sensor + FM radio + better camera - bigger phone - more bloatware - fixed battery

  • does the screen flicker after lowering the brightness?

  • Grace ui is also cleaner and simpler... only thing is that private mode is gone... and there is secure folder which is not that simpler as private mode...

  • Apps can certainly be transferred to SD card... i got 64gb sandisk and jbl bluetooth speaker free with A3😎😎.

  • Had s6 edge for 1.5 years...battery backup is certainly better than s6 edge... And fingerprint scanner is on par with s6 edge... even better in the sense i dont have to click the home button first and then put finger... In A3 just rest your finger on home button and it unlocks quickly...thats amazing.. Also AOD feature is great with lots of customization...

  • I am waiting for a3 2017 . When this smartphone available in India Me and my friend wants to purchase this gadget.please launch very soon in India.

  • What the hell samsung samsung C5 cost 22900 4gb ram 32gb internal Samsung A3 2017 cost 26000 2gb ram 16gb internal what is this you mad how to see people are fools

  • It seems not, it uses standard charge. a5 2017 with a capacity of 3000 mAh takes 1 hour 20 minutes to complete, then a3 2017 a little longer than that when the capacity is only 2350 mAh.

  • Guys what about battery. How many hours do you take from 100% until 10%?

  • Mine has a serious issue, every 30-40 taps, random, the tap is not taken. Sometimes I have to click buttons twice or more. The dots test seems to be ok but in practice it happens lot of times, simply you need to tap again because the command is not taken...anyone else has this?

  • Jor I like

  • Had mine for one week. It was great until it just died. It will not power up. Total loss of data. I will send it back to Samsung.

  • Is it fast charge ?

  • where can I buy this in the US? The A5 and A7 are available online but i can't find the A3 anywhere

  • I have S5, before tuhat had S3 and now I want the size of S3 back, so 4,7 looks good for me. 5,2 is to big for sure. No, not because handling. Its because it does not fit to pockets.

  • Because it has the same screen resolution at a smaller size, which leads to smaller pixels, which leads to a higher ppi

  • because it is overpriced af

  • you don't need 1080p at that size. Imaging this phone with 1080p, the GPU would say "I give up. Take what you want, I go in pension"

  • yep 32gb thats what i want!!!!!! the specs of a5 are great but i dont like the size of it

  • If this had 32GB memory and 1080p screen I would have bought one already... specs are too low for the money.

  • Why is this smartphone so expensive, in my country i can buy z5 compact with the same price.

  • can you move the application to the sd card? beacause the net internal memory is only 7.2 GB. thanks for the answer

  • Grace UX is also personal preference, some say to white, others prefer normal UX. I think Samsung have given S7 looks, but not specs. I'll wait for phone of Nougat and 32GB and 3GIG ram I feel could of done better had it been that i would buy at price .