Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy S5 mini Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy S5 mini

Samsung Galaxy S5 mini

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) or Samsung Galaxy S5 mini Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
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Release date 2015, December 2014, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm | 5.3 x 5.3 x 2.57 in 131.1 x 64.8 x 9.1 mm | 5.16 x 5.16 x 2.55 in
Weight 132 g | 4.66 oz 120 g | 4.23 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Charcoal Black, Shimmery White, Electric Blue and Copper Gold
Battery 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 58 h
Talking time - Up to 10 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 47 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.7" in 4.5" in
Screen area 60.9 cm2 55.8 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.4% 65.7%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 312 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, AF, f/1.9 -8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), AF
Functions LED flash, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2.1 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9 2.1 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Exynos 7578
- Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
- Exynos 3470 Quad
CPU - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 306
Mali-400MP4
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 102 73
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 358 243
GeekBench 4 Single Core 613 414
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1827 1122
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1124 743
GeekBench 4 Battery 1032

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -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)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G800F 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 17(700) - G800R4 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 28(700) - G800Y
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2(LTE)/21.1(3G)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes (LTE model only)
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
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)    
SAR - 0.63 W/kg (head)     0.82 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.97 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+

- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Versions
- 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

- Versions: G800F (Europe); G800A (AT&T); G800HQ (Turkey); G800H (USA); G800M (LATAM); G800R4 (US Cellular); G800Y (New Zealand)

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