alcatel X1 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) Comparison and Differences

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alcatel X1

alcatel X1

Smartphone 2

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

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alcatel X1 or Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model alcatel X1 Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)
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Release date 2015, December 2015, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 145 x 69.2 x 7 mm | 5.71 x 5.71 x 2.72 in 134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm | 5.3 x 5.3 x 2.57 in
Weight 140 g | 4.94 oz 132 g | 4.66 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors White, Black Black, White, Gold, Pink
Battery 2150 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 58 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 4.7" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.7% 69.4%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 312 PPI
Screen protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3'', 1.12µm, AF -13 MP, AF, f/1.9
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.4µm 5 MP, f/1.9
Functions LED flash

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8929 Snapdragon 415 (28 nm) - Exynos 7578
- Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 405 Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 306
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 102
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 358
GeekBench 4 Single Core 613
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1827
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1124

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Micro-SIM/Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Europe
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Europe
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.31 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head)     0.62 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
Versions
- Also known as Alcatel X1 7053D

- Versions: A310F (Europe); A310F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); A310M (LATAM); A310M (LATAM, Brazil); A310Y (Australia, New Zealand). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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