Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)
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- BruhDa
- 0VP
- 13 Apr 2020
I can honestly just say good things about this phone.
Build quality is on another level. It feels like a 1000 euros phone in hand, it is best looking compact phone ever.
Its fluid, have tons of premium features (water and dust resistent, nfc, samsung pay, amoled display, 4g+ network speeds...) its actually still pretty fast and fluid. Selfie cam is awesome, rear camera is good but not perfect. But it is good for daily usage. Battery life is good and because its small battery, it charges up fast. Storage is only problem but you can put microsd card and you solved that also.
Would recomend in 2020 for people who like compact phones!
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- Anonymous
- M4b
- 01 Apr 2020
Anonymous, 22 Mar 2020Definitely a best-buy if you're looking for a sub 5-inch sc... morethe problem about A3 is, that it has 16gb rom only, which makes difficult to use as dual-sim. otherwise perfect phone even in 2020.
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- Anonymous
- vMf
- 30 Mar 2020
Anonymous, 04 Jan 2020I believe that the A3 2017 is better than the A20. If we in... moreStorage let this phone down, and no pie , I had it miss some things not storage
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- LTAA
- SvB
- 25 Mar 2020
i am going to use my A3 2017 as a daily driver until smartphones will become all together obsolete. It's outdated in all areas by current models, but it's such a unique phone that can't be replaced by anything.
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- Anonymous
- 3Z5
- 22 Mar 2020
Definitely a best-buy if you're looking for a sub 5-inch screen phone. Durable, simple and even has excellent custom ROM support if you don't want to stay withheld on stock Oreo.
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- Viper
- B{Q
- 14 Mar 2020
anyway early in the morning today i got new security patch December 2019, pretty nice to see they still bring security updates still for this piece, even tho passed the 3 years mark when the phone came out which is January 2017
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- Viper
- 8kE
- 12 Feb 2020
Anonymous, 11 Feb 2020But j3 2017 got android 9 and is lower budget phone than a3 2017J3 2017 is like 7 months newer than A3 2017 still haven't passed the 3 years promised updates by Samsung polices, and if i'm not mistaken, J3 got the android 9, due to the fact was hugely sold in India, first the J3 for Indian market got the android 9.. that's what i know it might be wrong.. but that's the fact.. also if you search further.. the A5 and A7 both 2017 models which was even more expensive than both J3 and J5 and a lot more powerful than both J series also stayed on android 8.0, that's it because they was more widely sold models than A series, unfortunately that's how the things are, i also love to get 9 android and the ONE UI, but i don't believe i'll get it
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- Anonymous
- XEa
- 11 Feb 2020
Viper, 21 Jan 2020i think A3 2017 wont get the 9.0 aka Pie version of android... moreBut j3 2017 got android 9 and is lower budget phone than a3 2017
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- Huit-Six
- uQ5
- 23 Jan 2020
Viper, 21 Jan 2020i think A3 2017 wont get the 9.0 aka Pie version of android... moreReally appreciate your answer. Thanks!
I also doubt that Samsung will bother to push updates now since it was released in 2017 and we're already in 2020, you're right to point out the fact that not being a high end range phone probably seals the deal.
Will try to look for over the air updates when I return to Vietnam next time.
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- Viper
- 8kE
- 21 Jan 2020
Huit-Six, 20 Jan 2020I've never felt so strongly about a phone: I absolutely LOV... morei think A3 2017 wont get the 9.0 aka Pie version of android, would stay on 8.0 forever unfortunately that's due to the fact the phone is exactly 3 years old and isn't even flagship, about the security patch you're bit of outdated, but also that depends on the region where you live i bet, since my phone has the security patch from July 2019 (my phone was bought in UK and gifted to me). And anyway i really hope Samsung would put at least android 9 and the one UI... but the chances are minimal to no way
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- Huit-Six
- TKk
- 20 Jan 2020
I've never felt so strongly about a phone: I absolutely LOVE my Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017). Bought the double sim version in Vietnam for 200€ and have been using it for over 2 years. Battery still lasts me 2 full days and still works as good as on day 1.
Can I ask you guys: which android version is the latest update?
I seem to be stuck on Android 8.0 with security patch from December 2018 which is really old now. I'm not sure if over the air updates are not being pushed to me because this phone was never distributed in my country or if Samsung somehow considers that less than 2 years support is acceptable (spoiler alert: it is NOT!).
Appreciate any feedback from other users.
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- Malakand Qaldara
- PAm
- 06 Jan 2020
I bought this phone in 2017 and still its performance is satisfactory. I like its small size, water and dust resistance.
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- Anonymous
- mhX
- 04 Jan 2020
Anonymous, 27 Jul 2019You would of been better going for 2019 model, you wont get... moreI believe that the A3 2017 is better than the A20. If we install a custom ROM (on xda), we have 10GB free storage. And in my case, after install all my application, i still have 5GB free. But you need to but à SD card. If you want to buy a 2019 Phone, buy s10e if you want à small phone or wait 2020
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- Anonymous
- nSy
- 03 Jan 2020
Anonymous, 27 Jul 2019You would of been better going for 2019 model, you wont get... moreYou can install a custom ROM with Android Pie ans One Ui (on xda)
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- Anonymous
- vMf
- 29 Dec 2019
Anonymous, 31 Aug 2019I bought this in 2019 gray color. After buying a40 which is... moreJoking A40 much better.
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- seagate3d
- Kiv
- 14 Oct 2019
The latest smartphone samsung until now smallest just 4.7 inch.
Bloatware remove all. I get 11GB free memory.
Now over 80 new app installed not problem or lag phone
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- Muttley
- 3Wi
- 24 Sep 2019
jebuz, 21 Sep 2019To remove Facebook and maybe other bloatware, follow this ... moreThanks.
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- jebuz
- nII
- 21 Sep 2019
Muttley, 20 Apr 2019I have trouble finding a replacement for this phone.
I wou... moreTo remove Facebook and maybe other bloatware, follow this
https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/
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- Viper
- B{Q
- 14 Sep 2019
Anonymous, 14 Sep 2019This phone is midrange so...well you're not following the smartphones very well.. the Sony Xperia M4 Aqua from 2015 was also mid-range phone with IP68 and i owned it, this is my second IP68 mid-range phone
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- Anonymous
- JEF
- 14 Sep 2019
Viper, 13 Sep 2019what... ''how'' ? don't get your question.. yes is possibleThis phone is midrange so...