■ DISPLAY | 5.3 inches, 1480×720 HD+

■ BATTERY | 3000mAh

■ PROCESSOR | Octa-core, 1.5GHz

■ CAMERA | 5MP(front),8MP(rear)

■ STORAGE | 1GB(RAM), 16GB(ROM)

■ OS | ANDROID

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The Samsung A3 core was announced on August 2020, 12 months after it’s predecessor-Samsung A2.

It has a glass front of size 5.3 inches, a stripped plastic back and plastic frame.

I like the simplicity in the design of the plastic back. What do you think?

On the left of the Samsung A3 core we have the volume keys and Power button.

On the right of the Samsung Galaxy A3 core is the card slot which can house a pair of nano-sims and 1 SDcard.

It has a dimension of 141.7mm x 67.5mm x 8.6mm and it comes in blue, black and red.

The Samsung A3 core is being run by an Octa-core processor with a speed of 1.5GHz. The Samsung A3 core’s storage, 1GB RAM/16GB ROM.

It has a 5MP front facing camera and an 8MP rear camera with flash.

The Samsung A3 core’s battery has a capacity of 3000mAh(typical)*

PRICE

It goes for ₦35,000 ($90) in Nigeria.

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CONCLUSION

I believe this would be one of the best in it’s class of budget phones

* Typical value tested under third-party laboratory condition. Typical value is the estimated average value considering the deviation in battery capacity among the battery samples tested under IEC 61960 standard. Rated (minimum) capacity is 2,920 mAh. Actual battery life may vary depending on network environment, usage patterns and other factors.

SAMSUNG GALAXY A3 CORE SPECIFICATIONS


GENERAL

MODEL | A3 Core

BODY

BUILD | Plastic

  • DIMENTION | (HxWxD, mm)141.7 x 67.5 x 8.6
  • WEIGHT | 150g
DISPLAY
SIZE | 134.8mm (5.3″)
  • RESOLUTION | 1480 x 720 (HD+)
  • TECHNOLOGY | PLS TFT LCD
  • COLOUR DEPTH | 16M
CAMERA

REAR CAMERA

Resolution | 8.0 MP
  • F Number | F2.2
  • Auto Focus | Yes
  • OIS | No
  • Zoom | Digital Zoom up to 4x
  • Flash | Yes
FRONT CAMERA
  • Resolution | 5.0 MP
  • F Number | F2.4
  • Auto Focus | No
  • OIS | No
  • Flash | No
Video Recording ResolutionFHD (1920 x 1080)@30fps

MEMORY

RAM | 1(GB)

ROM | 16(GB)

AVAILABLE MEMORY | 10.6(GB)

EXTERNAL MEMORY SUPPORT | MicroSD(Up to 512GB)

PROCESSOR

TYPE| Quad core

SPEED | 1.5GHz

AUDIO AND VIDEO

STEREO SUPPORT | No
VIDEO PLAYING FORMAT | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, FLV, MKV, WEBM
VIDEO PLAYING RESOLUTION | FHD (1920 x 1080)@30fps AUDIO PLAYING FORMAT | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG,WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA AUDIO PLAYING FORMAT | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG,WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA

BATTERY

INTERNET USAGE TIME (LTE) (Hours) | Up to 14
INTERNET USAGE TIME (Wi-Fi) (Hours) | Up to 14
TALK TIME (4G LTE) (Hours) | Up to 17
VIDEO PLAYBACK TIME (Hours) | Up to 11
AUDIO PLAYBACK TIME (Hours) | Up to 70
BATTERY CAPACITY (mAh, Typical) | 3000
REMOVABLE | No

NETWORK/BEARER

NUMBER OF SIM | Dual-SIM
SIM SIZE | Nano-SIM (4FF)
SIM SLOT TYPE | SIM 1 + SIM 2 + MicroSD
  • INFRA | 2G GSM, 3G WCDMA, 4G LTE FDD, 4G LTE TDD
  • 2G GSM | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800
  • 3G UMTS | B1(2100), B5(850), B8(900)
  • 4G FDD LTE | B1(2100), B3(1800), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B20(800), B28(700)
  • 4G TDD LTE | B38(2600), B40(2300), B41(2500)
CONNECTIVITY
ANT+ | No
USB Interface | Micro USB
USB VERSION | USB 2.0
LOCATION TECHNOLOGY | GPS, Glonass
EARJACK | 3.5mm Stereo
MHL | No
Wi-Fi | 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz
Wi-Fi Direct | Yes
BLUETOOTH VERSION | Bluetooth v5.0
NFC | No
  • PC Sync. | Smart Switch (PC version)
SENSORS

Accelerometer, Virtual Proximity Sensing

OS

Android

SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS

SAMSUNG DEX SUPPORT | No
MOBILE TV | No

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