Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) vs HTC Desire C Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

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HTC Desire C

HTC Desire C

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) or HTC Desire C Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)	HTC Desire C
Rating	(+)	(+)
Release date	2015, December	2012, May
Dimensions (HxWxD)	134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm \| 5.3 x 5.3 x 2.57 in	107.2 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm \| 4.22 x 4.22 x 2.39 in
Weight	132 g \| 4.66 oz	100 g \| 3.53 oz
Body Build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Black, White, Gold, Pink	Polar White, Stealth Black, Flamenco Red
Battery	2300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion	1230 mAh, Removable Li-Ion
Battery life	Talking time - Up to 14 h (3G) Music play - Up to 58 h
Approximate price	170 EUR	120 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	Super AMOLED
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	4.7" in	3.5" in
Screen area	60.9 cm²	36.5 cm²
Screen format	16:9 (height:width)	3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	69.4%	56.1%
Screen resolution	720 x 1280 px	320 x 480 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	312 PPI	165 PPI
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	13 MP, Single	5 MP, Single
Camera specs	-13 MP, AF, f/1.9	-5 MP
Functions	LED flash, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps	Yes
Front camera, selfie	5 MP, Single	0 MP,
Specifications	5 MP, f/1.9

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)	Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), not upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean); Sense UI 4
Chipset	- Exynos 7578 - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)	- Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon S1
CPU	- Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53	- 600 MHz Cortex-A5
GPU	Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 306	Adreno 200
External memory	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only	microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory	16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM	4 GB, 512 MB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core	102
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	358
GeekBench 4 Single Core	613	139
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	1827	141
GeekBench 4 RenderScript	1124

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Mini-SIM
Network	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA
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
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS	Yes	Yes
Edge	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS
NFC	Yes	Optional
USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE	3.0, A2DP
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 - 0.75 W/kg (head) 0.64 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio	FM radio	Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Others	- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- Beats Audio

Other features

Sensors	- Accelerometer, proximity, compass	- Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras	- ANT+	- DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player -Dropbox (25 GB cloud storage) -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -Organizer -Document viewer/editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input
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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