Nokia 1 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 1

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

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Nokia 1 or Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 1 Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)
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Release date 2018, February 2017, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 133.6 x 67.8 x 9.5 mm | 5.26 x 5.26 x 2.67 in 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm | 5.33 x 5.33 x 2.61 in
Weight 0 g | 0 oz 138 g | 4.87 oz
Body Build Plastic back Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Warm Red, Dark Blue Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
Battery 2150 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2350 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 360 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 9 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 53 h
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 55 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.5" in 4.7" in
Screen area 55.8 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 61.6% 67.9%
Screen resolution 480 x 854 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 218 PPI 312 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -5 MP -13 MP, 27mm (wide), AF, f/1.9
Functions LED flash LED flash, panorama
Video 480p 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6737M (28 nm) - Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720MP1 Mali-T830 MP1
External memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 127
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 573
GeekBench 4 Single Core 705
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3430
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2283
GeekBench 4 Battery 2530

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 (dual-SIM model only) 
GSM 900 / 1800 - India
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - EMEA/APAC 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - LATAM 
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - India
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) - EMEA/APAC 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - LATAM 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India
-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), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.72 W/kg (head)     1.68 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Xpress-on back covers

- ANT+
- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: A320FL (Europe); A320F (UAE, TUR); A320F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); A320Y/DS (LATAM, IDN, THA); A320Y (NZL, MEX). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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