Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) or Samsung Galaxy S4 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) Samsung Galaxy S4
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Release date 2015, December 2013, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm | 5.3 x 5.3 x 2.57 in 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm | 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.75 in
Weight 132 g | 4.66 oz 130 g | 4.59 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Plastic body
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Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition
Battery 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 58 h
Stand by time - Up to 370 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 62 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 5" in
Screen area 60.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.4% 72.3%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 312 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, AF, f/1.9 -13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.14µm, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Functions Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Exynos 7578
- Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
- Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 306
PowerVR SGX544MP3
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 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 102 149
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 358 475
GeekBench 4 Single Core 613 683
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1827 1696
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1124 1533
GeekBench 4 Battery 460

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
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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host
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 - 0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+

- ANT+
-Air gestures
- Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
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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