Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs BlackBerry Aurora

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Blackberry
Announced January 2017 January 2017 March 2017
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - March 2017
Price Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,300 ($260.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
152 x 76.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.98 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
Weight - - 178 g (6.28 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Dual-SIM Dual SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - Taiwan
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Taiwan
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T860 MP4 Adreno 308
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.2 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.14% 71.34% 59.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio, recording FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2350 mAh 3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -