A phone in a solid metal case with high-quality hardware stuffing is the Samsung A3. Reviews about this gadget, its technical specifications and capabilities will be given later in this short review.
Delivery
A standard set of accessories and documentation comes with the Samsung Galaxy A3. Reviews indicate the presence of such ones:
- Upgraded stereo headset. Headphones are made in the form of pneumatic suction cups. Such a design solution significantly improves the sound quality. There are also 4 additional eartips.
- Charger with today's standard 1A output.
- Interface cord. With it, the phone can communicate with a PC, act as a wireless modem and charge the battery.
- A special clip that removes slots for installing SIM cards or a flash drive.
- Quick start guide. At the end is the warrantyticket.
- Promotional booklet listing supported A3 accessories.
The mobile device itself comes in a metal case, the battery is built into it.
Design and control
The arrangement of communication ports and controls in this device is typical for devices of the Galaxy line. On the left side are the usual volume rockers, and on the right side is the power button. There are also two slots on the right edge. The upper one is intended purely for a SIM card, and the second one is universal. Here you can install either a second SIM card and save on calls or data transfer from the global web, or an external flash drive and thereby significantly increase the amount of memory. A typical audio jack for connecting external acoustics to a device, a spoken microphone and a MicroUSB port are displayed on the bottom side. The back of the gadget is made of metal and reliably protects the Samsung A3 phone from various damages. Reviews of this feature of the device also highlight. There is also an LED backlight, a main camera and a loud speaker. The front of the device is protected by Gorilla Glass 3rd revision. The screen size of this device is 4.5 inches. Below it are three main control buttons. The central one is mechanical, and the two extreme ones are sensory. Above the display are the front camera, a speaker for making telephone calls and a number of sensors and sensors. The dimensions of the phone are 130.1x65.5 with a thickness of 6.9 and a weight of only 110.3 grams.
Central processing unit and its computing capabilities
The best entry-level processor currently used in the Samsung A3 phone. Reviews highlight this positive point. More specifically, it is the Snapdragon 410 from leading mobile chip developer Qualcomm. Its second name is MSM8916. All computing modules are based on one of the most advanced architectures - A53, which is also 64-bit. Each of the cores of this CPU can operate at a frequency of 1200 MHz in the maximum load mode. This processor will easily solve any task, including the most demanding in terms of hardware resources. His capacity is definitely enough for a year or two. In this case, there will be no need to even think about whether this or that application will pull your smartphone.
Graphics and display
The basis of the graphics subsystem is "Adreno 306" in the phone "Samsung A3". Review, reviews about it, as well as technical specifications are not impressive. This is far from a flagship solution today, but its performance is quite enough to run any, including the most demanding, toys. There are no other programs to speak of. The performance margin of this video accelerator is enough for a year, or even two. The screen matrix, like most phones from this manufacturer, is made using the SuperAMOLED technology. The display resolution of this smartphone model is 540x960px. Of course, it's not even HD, but the image quality is not satisfactory. It is impossible to visually distinguish between pixels on the screen. Viewing angles are quite wide, and image distortion does not occur. Color rendition, contrast and brightness also do not cause any complaints. Everything is perfectly balanced and works flawlessly.
Photo&Video
Very high-quality main camera installed on the phone "Samsung Galaxy A3". Reviews note the high quality of photos and videos obtained with its help. It is based on a sensor element of 8 megapixels. In addition to the usual LED backlight and autofocus technology, it also has digital zoom, panoramic shooting, geotagging, face detection and a whole range of modes that allow you to get a high-quality image under almost any conditions. With video, the situation is no worse. It is possible to shoot videos in Full HD quality at 1080p resolution and a refresh rate of 30 frames per second. Slightly more modest front camera. It has a 5MP sensor and a 120-degree field of view. This allows, in addition to the usual video calls, to make selfies with it.
Amount of memory
1 GB is the nominal capacity of the random access memory that is installed in the Samsung Galaxy A3 smartphone. Reviews say that this is quite enough for comfortable work on this gadget. The OS itself takes about 300-400 MB. The rest of the RAM is dedicated to solving user tasks. The built-in storage capacity is 16 GB. They are sufficient for most programs. If this is not enough, then instead of2nd SIM card install an external flash drive of 64 GB. Another way to solve this problem is to use cloud storage, where you can transfer photos, videos and other personal files. One such example is Yandex. Disk.
Autonomy
The battery is built into the Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos phone. Reviews highlight the build quality of the one-piece metal case. But there is no way to replace the battery in this case. Its capacity is 1900 mAh. This value at an average load level is enough for 2-3 days. If you load this gadget to the maximum, then the value will decrease to 1 day. But in the maximum saving mode, it will be possible to stretch 4 days on a single charge.
System Software
"Android" is not the most recent version 4.4 installed on this phone. The appearance of a newer modification of the system software for this gadget is still in question. But if we take into account the modification of the central processor (and, as noted earlier, it is 64-bit in it), then we can say with a high degree of probability that the transition to 5.0 or a later version will definitely take place. In addition to the operating system itself, this smartphone is equipped with the Touch Wiz add-on familiar to the devices of the South Korean giant. Accordingly, the set of applications in this case is larger than usual.
Games
Modern gaming applications are the main indicators of smartphone performance. Of course, Samsung A3 cannot boast of indicators close to the level of flagship devices. Feedback from the owners of the device confirms this. But still, its hardware resources are quite enough to run any toy at the moment. And in the coming year, there will definitely not be a need to think about whether the performance of the gadget is enough to play. And so "Asph alt" of the latest version, Subway Surfers and other popular toys on it will go without problems and with normal quality.
Interfaces
All the necessary interfaces for exchanging information with the outside world are in the Samsung A3 phone. Reviews of the impressive communication set confirm this once again. This list includes:
- Support for two SIM cards that function flawlessly in 2G and 3G networks. In the latter case, the information transfer rate is several megabytes, and this is quite enough even for making video calls.
- Another important communication module is Wi-Fi. In this case, the transfer speed increases to 150 Mbps, and this allows you to download files of any size to your device.
- The developers have not forgotten about the "Bluetooth". This gadget has a 4th generation transmitter installed.
- Also, the smartphone supports all navigation systems without exception. Diagonal of 4.5 inches allows you to use the phone as a full-fledged navigator.
- To connect to a PC, it is most rational to use MicroUSB. This allows you to quickly download or uploadan impressive amount of data.
- The last port, 3.5mm, allows you to output the audio signal from your phone to an external speaker system.
Price versus competitors
It is difficult to compare Samsung A3 with any other gadget. Owner reviews refer it to the entry-level device segment. But at the same time, it has a solid metal case with a very productive CPU by today's standards. Also, its front panel is protected by Gorilla Glass 3rd generation. And such a device costs only $ 230. Given the facts above, this is not much today.
Reviews
The owners say that A3 has only one minus - this is the versatility of the second slot. You can install a second SIM card or an external drive in it. In most cases, the built-in 16 GB is enough for users to install new applications and store personal data. In extreme cases, you can use some kind of cloud service. Therefore, owners often use the slot to install a second SIM card in order to save on calls or surfing the Internet.
According to users, many positive aspects can be identified in the Samsung Galaxy A3 phone. Reviews primarily note the one-piece metal case and its impeccable quality. A capacity of 1900 mAh is not the maximum for devices of this class, but, as the owners say, it is enough for 2-3 days of battery life. Another positive point, users call a processor with 4cores on board, and even with one of the most progressive architectures to date.
Results
If you study in detail all the parameters of this device, it turns out that there are essentially no shortcomings in the Samsung A3 phone. Reviews also highlight this without fail. The metal case and a very affordable price of $ 230 also testify in favor of buying this gadget. So it turns out that this is one of the best entry-level devices to date, which leaves all competitors far behind.
