Samsung Galaxy A3 vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A3

Samsung Galaxy A3

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime

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Samsung Galaxy A3 or Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A3 Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime
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Release date 2014, October 2014, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm | 5.12 x 5.12 x 2.58 in 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm | 5.7 x 5.7 x 2.84 in
Weight 110.3 g | 3.89 oz 156 g | 5.5 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back Plastic body
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Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold White, Gray, Gold
Battery 1900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 12 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 60 h
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 75 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.5" in 5" in
Screen area 55.8 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 65.5% 66.0%
Screen resolution 540 x 960 px 540 x 960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 245 PPI 220 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), AF -8 MP, AF, f/2.4
Functions LED flash, panorama LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) 5 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2/5.1.1 (Lollipop)Android 5.1 (Lollipop) - G531F
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
-Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 306
Mali-400 (Value Edition)
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 1/1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 82 67
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 280 173
GeekBench 4 Single Core 490 408
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1115 1071
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 811 853

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A300F, A300FU, A300G, A300HQ, A300M, A300YZ
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A300F, A300FU 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - A300G 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - A300M 
LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - A300YZ
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G530F, G530FZ, G530Y 
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G530H, G530FZ/DS
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G530F, G530H, G530FZ, G530Y, G531F 
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G530T (T-Mobile)
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - G530F 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G530FZ 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 28(700) - G530Y 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - G531FLTE band 2, 4, 5, 12 - G530T (T-Mobile)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, 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, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (LTE model only) Yes (G530F, G530FZ models)
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head)     0.30 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.28 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
Versions
- Versions: A300F with 1 GB RAM; A300FU with 1.5 GB RAM

- Versions: G530F, G530FZ, G530Y, G530H, G530FZ/DS Also known as Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Duos with dual-SIM card slots Available as Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Value Edition with Spreadtrum SC7730 chi

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