Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro or Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)
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Release date 2017, January 2015, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.5 x 77.2 x 7 mm | 6.16 x 6.16 x 3.04 in 134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm | 5.3 x 5.3 x 2.57 in
Weight 172 g | 6.07 oz 132 g | 4.66 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Gold, Pink Gold, Dark Blue Black, White, Gold, Pink
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 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 5.7" in 4.7" in
Screen area 89.6 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 74.1% 69.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 386 PPI 312 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, AF, f/1.9 -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 16 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/1.9 5 MP, f/1.9

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8953-Pro Snapdragon 626 (14 nm) - Exynos 7578
- Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 506 Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 306
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 201
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 885
GeekBench 5 Single Core 175 102
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1012 358
GeekBench 4 Single Core 892 613
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4213 1827
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1124

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual 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
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 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 - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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- ANT+
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

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