Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)
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- Muttley
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- 05 Jan 2021
Viper, 04 Jan 2021nope the memory card isn't solution, as there's t... moreYes there is that.
I don't really do apps though , but I wish I could get rid of facebook app rather than just disable it.
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- 04 Jan 2021
Muttley, 04 Jan 2021Memory card is a good idea with this phone. I have loats o... morenope the memory card isn't solution, as there's tons of Samsung bloatware apps that cannot be moved, always you have to clear cache manually and/or move apps which somehow jumped from the SD Card back to the phone memory, which is pain in the ... the phone is amazing.. but nowadays is almost useless i still have it, but as second unit, i got tired from almost everyday clearing cache to make a space to update other apps
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- 04 Jan 2021
Ish, 31 Dec 2020Very good phone for the price BUT...
16GB of storage (with... moreMemory card is a good idea with this phone.
I have loats of files and images and never need more space.
64GB of card is plenty.
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- 02 Jan 2021
Well design phone, so beautiful and compact.
Still working as my secondary phone in 2021, but not as daily driver...
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- 31 Dec 2020
Very good phone for the price BUT...
16GB of storage (with lots of space taken up with bloatware) simply isn't enough. I kept the phone for 3 years but finally couldn't put up with constantly having to delete files, apps and clearing cache etc.
I've now got a Pixel 4a and I do miss some things about the samsung. The smaller size (and therefore ease of use with one hand), the fingerprint scanner being at the front, being able to pull down the notification panel just once to change the brightness, some Samsung galaxy exclusive apps like the Samsung music app, expandable storage, etc. But I do not miss the lack of storage space! Its a shame the this phone fell short in this one area for me because otherwise, I would still be using it to this day.
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- 22 Dec 2020
Anonymous, 18 Dec 2020I received my last security patch on 1/Sept/2020. Hope sams... moreFullly agree, I've had mine since Oct 2017 and still going well in Dec 2020, despite everyday use and a number of falls and impacts. Only it has slowed a bit due to the memory but otherwise still going strong.
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- Viper
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- 20 Dec 2020
Anonymous, 18 Dec 2020My a3 2017 is well over 2 years old and the phone is still ... morego for A71 you won't regret it, i also moved from A3 2017 to A71 in July, A71 is excellent phone, and i didn't choose A51 due to that is exynos, and in my country they sell only one variant of A51 the version with 4 ram and 128 memory, so i spend more money got 6 ram and 128 version and A71 is using snapdragon, while for the S10e is year older so one upgrade of future android less, that's it if you're not going to change your new phone soon. While for the A3 i can say lot of positive things, mine is nearly 3 years old, was a gift bought in UK, is still going full day battery with moderate using, i did changed it, due to the very low memory nowadays despite having 32 GB memory card, still lot of Samsung applications can't be moved to the card so i was sometimes left with just 500 MB free space and can't update apps always needed to move them manually one by one, the ones that can be moved ofc, and as you mentioned, is getting slow phone now, 2 GB of ram is almost next to useless, unless you're just using it for FB and YT.. anyway good luck with your choose
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- Anonymous
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- 18 Dec 2020
Huit-Six, 20 Jan 2020I've never felt so strongly about a phone: I absolutely LOV... moreI received my last security patch on 1/Sept/2020. Hope samsung will keep looking after a3 users. I'd have to say that I'm still kind of reluctant to upgrade my phone, because it's super reliable. You can't get such a great performer at a cheap price anymore. There are certainly cheaper phones with bigger battery out there, but they are either too big or too fragile - or not water proof.
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- Anonymous
- 7tb
- 18 Dec 2020
My a3 2017 is well over 2 years old and the phone is still going strong. Unless you're a gamer, or on the phone all the time, the battery easily last a whole day out of a single charge. Web browsing is zippy enough. Now I need to use more apps than ever before, the small internal storage and small ram size are becoming a bit troublesome. Phone is starting to freeze or misbehave from time to time whenever l multitask on the phone. I consider upgrading it to a more recent models like a51, a71 or s10e. I have a small set of hands thus prefer a smaller phone, and with a good battery. However, this phone is a keeper. It just works too good to throw out.
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- Muttley
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- 16 Sep 2020
Anonymous, 15 Sep 2020First of all, you do NOT need to root your phone, adb is al... moreYou are wrong :
Facebook has made a number of deals with Samsung and other Android smartphone makers to make it impossible for people to delete the app.
The deals, first reported by Bloomberg, mean the Facebook app comes pre-installed onto devices and can only be disabled and not permanently removed.
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-app-delete-android-smartphones-samsung-galaxy-a8719081.html
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- Anonymous
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- 15 Sep 2020
Muttley, 10 Sep 2020You can not delete any bloatware on a Samsung phone unless ... moreFirst of all, you do NOT need to root your phone, adb is already enough. Second of all, rooting does NOT influence security in any way, unless YOU decide to give root privileges to a bad app, which there are basically none of. There are pretty easy online tutorials on how to debloat Samsung phones with pre-written commands which you just have to copy and paste. Please don't give people the wrong impression about rooting, it is 2020 and not only stock android has evolved, but also the mods.
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- 10 Sep 2020
joe, 04 May 2020hello quick question have you got a lis of all the crapware... moreYou can not delete any bloatware on a Samsung phone unless you "root" it.
Basically you have to change the operating system to basic Linux then you lose all your security etc.
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- 10 Sep 2020
Anonymous, 04 Sep 2020I wish they remade this with better internals and camera, o... moreCorrect answer.
Most phones these days are 6.5 inch 15cm diagonal and as you say might be best off with a laptop with a sim slot !!
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- Anonymous
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- 09 Sep 2020
gopaz, 17 Jun 2020i'm iphone 6s and samsung A3 user. A3 battery is about 2.5x... moreThe battery samsung used in this is strong! 2.5y and mine is still going all day like new. Battery says 92% of new capacity
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- Anonymous
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- 04 Sep 2020
I wish they remade this with better internals and camera, or had given it the specs and pixel density of the A5 2017. The camera is terrible with no OIS but it’s otherwise a good phone with dual SIM, perfect form factor and size.
Best of both with fingerprint home button AND type C. And waterproofing.
New phones are all too big, might as well get an iPad!
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- 30 Aug 2020
a very good phone. there are no problems.
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- 20 Aug 2020
Best phone ever. Even with 2/16 . And it is 2/16! :)
I have like 40 instaled apps on it and couple of thousend photos on it. Inclouding Kodi, on stereoids :)
With 128 sd card it doesnt stop.
Highly recommendable cheap ass phone! Most def!!
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- 18 Aug 2020
SA Woodlawn, 06 Aug 2020I missed this phone by two years! Damn. It was my dream pho... moreI got two of them as they are so good.
WiFi calling / waterproof / LTE / Small...best phone for price ever.
A few problems but all devices have them.
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- Anonymous
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- 09 Aug 2020
I hope that the 2021 galaxy a series will have IP68 and all AMOLED displays like the older a series phones.
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- 08 Aug 2020
SA Woodlawn, 06 Aug 2020I missed this phone by two years! Damn. It was my dream pho... morein my country you can still find A5 and A7 brand new 2017 models, but not the A3, even that A3 was available for purchasing brand new like few months ago, even that i bought A71, i wont sell my A3 2017 that's for sure, it got IP68 rating and is more compact to fit in pocket instead of A71, the only reason i hate it, is the 16 GB memory, which is obsolete now despite the memory slot, the Samsung preloaded applications which can't be moved to the microsd is horror movie, unless you root your phone, overall great little compact size phone