Samsung Galaxy A3
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  • AnonD-459129
  • vjX
  • 25 Oct 2015

the phone just hang and hang and hang.
i dont suggest you buy it.
from what i see, other people also encounter this problem.

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    • AnonD-459129
    • vjX
    • 25 Oct 2015

    AnonD-459014, 25 Oct 2015I just got this phone about 2wks ago. I downloaded apps. An... morenah. its okay.
    mine also like that.
    but mine is for every apps.
    so im going to sell it off and buy Mi4

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      • AnonD-459014
      • thd
      • 25 Oct 2015

      I just got this phone about 2wks ago. I downloaded apps. And then it just started freezing and even the camera loaded like forever. I reset the phone, downloaded, same thing happened.then i figured out it was the facebook app. Uninstalled it and the phone worked fine. But everytime i download it, it just takes too long and phone freezes again and the download just wont complete. Is this phone specific or the problem is just with the app? Sorry that was dragging....

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        • liechee
        • thd
        • 24 Oct 2015

        I just got this phone about 2wks ago. I downloaded apps. And then it just started freezing and even the camera loaded like forever. I reset the phone, downloaded, same thing happened.then i figured out it was the facebook app. Uninstalled it and the phone worked fine. But everytime i download it, it just takes too long and phone freezes again and the download just wont complete. Is this phone specific or the problem is just with the app? Sorry that was dragging....

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          • Sassy
          • fjT
          • 23 Oct 2015

          Just got my Samsung Galaxy A3 and I'm loving every minute of it.
          It's cute and light and easy to carry around and awesome features.
          Absolutely love it :) :) :)

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            • Anonymous
            • Pdn
            • 23 Oct 2015

            Oh!... I forgot. Often i have signal drop issues. althoug never miss a call o hearing problema. But usually the phone shows "!" when switched 4g. Another phones triyed with 4g works fine...

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              • Anonymous
              • Pdn
              • 23 Oct 2015

              Using a300m variant 4 about a month with 4.4.4 (my carrier not updatingto llollipop yet). If you once used a Motorola motog 3/g4g/E4g, you are gooing to agree with me that the A3 has LAG. Sometimes significant for this cchipset and price range. I'm very dissapointed with samsung A3. It's not all about beauty. I bought this phone because it was the best choice in terms of price/specs (not usual to have 16gb of storage on board in a mid range). There are no custom roms, no vanilla android for this one and no support of cyanoge.... Any suggestions guys?... Should i Update manually to lollipop?. NOTE TO GSMARENA: YOU SHOULD EXPLAIN IN THE REVIEW OF THE A3, THAT THERE AREA FEW MORE VARIANTS OF THE SAMSUNG A3 with LTE, NFC.... but with less ram to. I bought this one considering it would handle 1.5 gb of ram... But not. Just 1gb... So please, be carefull in the time of reviewing. Sory 4 my english. Not my primary language. Best regards!

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                • qsilver
                • fXq
                • 22 Oct 2015

                Update...

                Upgraded to Lollipop 5.0.2 on my own. Everything works fine. User Interface is much more modern.
                Seems to be managing with 1GB Ram.

                Battery does heat up quite a bit with use - eg: if you are browsing or using the camera. I've noticed it depends on how you charge the Battery. Don't use the phone whilst charging... Preferably pull out the charger as close to/before 100% charge, do not leave charger on overnight.

                I've noticed many Samsung phones do not have much charge 100%-90% ...Battery drains quickly, thereafter, takes longer..

                Waiting on the Samsung S6 mini. Hopefully Samsung will launch it, like many of my friends, I find the 5inch screen phones too large to pocket.

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                  • qsilver
                  • fXq
                  • 22 Oct 2015

                  Update...

                  Upgraded to Lollipop 5.0.2 on my own. Everything works fine. User Interface is much more modern.
                  Seems to be managing with 1GB Ram.

                  Battery does heat up quite a bit with use - eg: if you are browsing or using the camera. I've noticed it depends on how you charge the Battery. Don't use the phone whilst charging... Preferably pull out the charger as close to/before 100% charge, do not leave charger on overnight.

                  I've noticed many Samsung phones do not have much charge 100%-90% ...Battery drains quickly, thereafter, takes longer..

                  Waiting on the Samsung S6 mini. Hopefully Samsung will launch it, like many of my friends, I find the 5inch screen phones too large to pocket.

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                    • AnonD-458077
                    • Kg{
                    • 22 Oct 2015

                    Anonymous, 16 Oct 2015anyone know how to open iot to access the expandable memory You use the 2nd sim slot to expand the memory but then you can only use 1 sim. Small hole on the side of the phone to eject the sim slot & insert sd

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                      • AnonD-458077
                      • Kg{
                      • 22 Oct 2015

                      I love this phone EXCEPT how I wish I would have gotten the 300fu model with 1.5 gig ram rather only 1 gig model. Build quality is awesome luxurious! All the teviews that say it doesn't lag....that depends! #1 Keep your wifi off as much as possible #2 don't try upgrading to another/better lockscreen. I've tried them all slows it down. Went back to stock.
                      if you like a smaller thin very well built phone that feels premium & fits great in your pocket AND you won't be using wifi too often then this right phone for you! Using wifi a lot? I'd look elsewhere. My s4 mini way better wifi wise but not the same build quality nor call quality. This does have excellent call quality as well.

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                        • tawyz
                        • Nm$
                        • 20 Oct 2015

                        Samsung A3 becomes extremely hot after I upgraded its software from KitKat v 4.4.4 to lollipop 5.2

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                          • Zerry
                          • 6P9
                          • 19 Oct 2015

                          Shabi, 15 Oct 2015I purchase this cell phon i have a lot of hanging poroblem ... moreSame prblm here :/ sooo hanging problems how to fix it??

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                            • ROHULLAH OSMANI
                            • N7i
                            • 19 Oct 2015

                            Hi, I had A3 and fortunaly exchanged it with S3 because this mobile is working good, and A3 had hang problem............thanks.

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                              • AnonD-456436
                              • rtb
                              • 18 Oct 2015

                              Is this phone missing the "blocking mode" option found on other Samsung models?

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                                • Anonymous
                                • teX
                                • 18 Oct 2015

                                Anna, 17 Oct 2015Samsung Galaxy A3 or Samsung Galaxy J5 which is best phone.... moreJ5 is Best Phone

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                                  • Harsha HD
                                  • teX
                                  • 18 Oct 2015

                                  Ash, 18 Oct 2015Hi! How will I know if my A3 is dual sim? And where will I ... moreYour SD Card Slot is Sim 2 Slot
                                  Remove Your SD Card After input Your Sim Card

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                                    • aslam
                                    • XMp
                                    • 18 Oct 2015

                                    Anna, 17 Oct 2015Samsung Galaxy A3 or Samsung Galaxy J5 which is best phone.... morej5...nw i m using this phone ....no hanging prblm...samsung given preinstall smart manager with ram cleaner and knox antivirus...

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                                      • varaprasad
                                      • ITn
                                      • 18 Oct 2015

                                      Ash, 18 Oct 2015Hi! How will I know if my A3 is dual sim? And where will I ... morewe can use the a3 samsumg phne 2 sim card in sd card place you can check it

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                                        • Ash
                                        • Kg{
                                        • 18 Oct 2015

                                        Hi! How will I know if my A3 is dual sim? And where will I put the sim2?