Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Samsung S5780 Wave 578 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

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Samsung S5780 Wave 578

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) or Samsung S5780 Wave 578 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Samsung S5780 Wave 578
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Release date 2017, January 2011, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm | 5.33 x 5.33 x 2.61 in 107.9 x 54.9 x 12.5 mm | 4.25 x 4.25 x 2.16 in
Weight 138 g | 4.87 oz 99.8 g | 3.52 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud Black
Battery 2350 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1200 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 55 h
Stand by time - Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 12 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 256K
Screen size 4.7" in 3.2" in
Screen area 60.9 cm2 29.1 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.9% 49.2%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 240 x 400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 312 PPI 146 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 3.15 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, 27mm (wide), AF, f/1.9 -3.15 MP
Functions LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 320p@20fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide) VGA

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) bada 1.1
Chipset - Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T830 MP1
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 100 MB

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 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), 2(1900), 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-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 3.6/0.384 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, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes Optional
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 3.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.87 W/kg (head)     0.86 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.75 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- ANT+
- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- SNS integration
-MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
-MP4/H.264 player
-Music recognition
-Organizer
-Document viewer
-Photo editor
-Voice memo
-Predictive text input (T9 Trace)
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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