General
- Brand Samsung
- Model Galaxy A3 (2016)
- Device Smartphones
- Added December 29, 2018
- Updated June 17, 2024
Launch
- Announced 2015, December
- Status Available. Released 2015, December
Network
- Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
- 2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
- 3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
- Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
- GPRS Yes
- EDGE Yes
Body
- Dimensions 134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm (5.30 x 2.57 x 0.29 in)
- Weight 132 g (4.66 oz)
- Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
- SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
- Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Size 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~69.4% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
- Protection Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
- OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
- Chipset Exynos 7578 Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
- CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPU Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 306
Memory
- Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
- Internal 16 GB
- RAM 1.5 GB RAM
Main camera
- Single 13 MP, AF, f/1.9
- Features LED flash, panorama
- Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera
- Single 5 MP, f/1.9
Sound
- Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
- Loudspeaker Yes
- 3.5mm jack Yes - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Connectivity
- WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
- GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
- NFC Yes
- FM radio Yes
- USB microUSB 2.0
Features
- Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
- Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
- Browser HTML5
- Java No
Battery
- Type Non-removable Li-Ion
- Capacity 2300 mAh battery
More
- Color Black, White, Gold, Pink
- Other Features - ANT+ support - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer