Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) vs Huawei P8 Lite 2017 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

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Huawei P8 Lite 2017

Huawei P8 Lite 2017

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) or Huawei P8 Lite 2017 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) Huawei P8 Lite 2017
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Release date 2015, December 2017, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm | 5.3 x 5.3 x 2.57 in 147.2 x 72.9 x 7.6 mm | 5.8 x 5.8 x 2.87 in
Weight 132 g | 4.66 oz 147 g | 5.19 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Black, White, Gold, Blue (India)
Battery 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 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 IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.7" in 5.2" in
Screen area 60.9 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.4% 69.5%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 312 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, AF, f/1.9 -12 MP, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9 8 MP, f/2.0
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 7 (Nougat); EMUI 5
Chipset - Exynos 7578
- Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
- HiSilicon Kirin 655 (16 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 306
Mali-T830MP2
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
64 GB, 4 GB RAM - India

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 102 171
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 358 831
GeekBench 4 Single Core 613 815
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1827 3372
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1124 2767
GeekBench 4 Battery 1499

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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)
-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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
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 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes (market dependent)
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, 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 - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- 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

- Also known as Huawei P9 Lite (2017), Huawei Honor 8 Lite, Huawei Nova Lite, Huawei GR3 (2017)

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