Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) - user opinions and reviews
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- teq
SAEED, 14 Aug 2016The battery is charging slowly. Please help. I purchased this phone in April 2016. Battery was charging in order i mean its quickly.but same as its drying very fast when i use the message and whats app.
Ex..100% fully charged A3 has been redused after 2hour using the messege and whats app as 60%.to reduse the 1 presentage take the at least 10min.i want to know this situation is good or bad my battery is a good battery???
- AnonD-573573
- Mfx
Anonymous, 19 Aug 2016This is not like the s series, s4 mini that i also have was much better for sure. I have this ... moreIn GSM Arena, S7 mini status was canceled, so you could find another phone.
Sure A3 2016 is heavier than many smaller phones (less than 4.7"), but A3 2016 has lighter weight compared to J3 2016 (5") and almost has the same weight with Xperia Z3 compact (4.6").
Regarding browser rendering problem, maybe your Internet connection is slow. So, the page was displayed early before the data transmission has been completed. After the browser receive another part of the page, the browser will renew displaying page again. This will happen on Google Maps too.
For browsing, you could try browser that render in their server, such as UC browser or Opera Mini.
In my phone with fast 3G/4G Internet connection, there is no problem with browser rendering. I use original browser too but UC browser is my favorite. Google Maps runs smooth without problem. Inside a car or outdoor, GPS position locks very fast (5-10 seconds) accurately.
- Anonymous
- i8k
This is not like the s series, s4 mini that i also have was much better for sure. I have this phone for few months now and i am very desapointed wirh it, first of all it is very very heavy second when i open the internet the screen is mooving up an dawn aĺl the time the same thing hapens when i use google mabs always mooving up and dawn or turning around the battery life hardly last for a day. (Still mising my old sonny ericson k770i) on that one the battery last for 3 to 4 days that was a real phone to trust to travel with any where in the world.
If samsung is not going to make an S7 mini i am not going to buy a samsung again.
- AnonD-364021
- tDT
Break, 15 Aug 2016A3 2016 is obviously newer and should have longer official support regarding OS updates.Thx for the reply. Could you tell me how much exactly internal storage in this phone (for installing app)? I know it's Not exactly 16 gb.
- AnonD-573573
- Mfx
SHahi, 18 Aug 2016Howz the battery lifeBattery life is average.
Day: 2 hours browsing, instant messaging, 4G data connection always on, battery drop from 100% to about 60%.
Night: standby, 2G network, data connection off, power saving on, battery drop about 3%.
- Anonymous
- S1x
Could you please advise me about the battery life of A3 2016
- SHahi
- S1x
AnonD-573573, 18 Aug 2016I got this phone yesterday and I am satisfied. A3 2016 is a very good phone for everyday phone... moreHowz the battery life
- Anonymous
- wdS
Nice Mobile Samsung A3 16
- AnonD-573573
- Mfx
I got this phone yesterday and I am satisfied. A3 2016 is a very good phone for everyday phone (not for gaming). Even I shake the phone, there is NO rattle noise from the button like other user wrote here. The design is awesome.
RAM memory management is efficient. Running Lollipop, it has free 600MB+ RAM without additional application, out of the box. With Whatsapp, BBM, and other applications are running in the background, it still has 370MB free RAM for browsing, etc. You could compare with other 1.5GB or even 2GB RAM phone that usually full of bloatwares and has lower free RAM for additional applications.
Although it has only HD resolution, not full HD, lower resolution means faster. See YouTube for proving. Camera is very good, just like J5/J7 2016 in quality. Auto-brightness works well.
- man
- 38x
I had iPhone 5 & switched to A3. A3 is a very good choice because of it's bigger screen & design. So I do recommend you to take A3. However, if you can take biggest iPhone, don't hesitate to do it. Android is super insecure compared to iOS, and this reason alone is enough to stay to iPhone if you can afford Apple
- irshad
- vbK
Anonymous, 16 Aug 2016I cannot decide to buy between A3 and iphone 5s. Please help mes5 iphone better then a3
- AnonD-545289
- IVC
Anonymous, 16 Aug 2016I cannot decide to buy between A3 and iphone 5s. Please help meProbably more a question for your wallet!! Those phones are not comparable, two different leagues and price range.
- Anonymous
- pi9
I cannot decide to buy between A3 and iphone 5s. Please help me
- Mani
- IWT
Realy nice phone. Battery stands for two days in normal usage. Good front camera for selfie
- Break
- 6w0
AnonD-364021, 15 Aug 2016Galaxy a3 or Xperia z1 compact? Please suggest.A3 2016 is obviously newer and should have longer official support regarding OS updates.
- AnonD-572449
- LaT
PLEASE HELP! PLEASE GUYS
So i got this a3 2016 a week ago. Downloaded snapchat, when i record a video on snapchat and play it back the sound isn't synchronised to the video.
I've uninstalled the app...reset my phone to factory settings. Removed Google and still the problem is here
Any one know how to fix this or is it just the phone it's slef
- AnonD-364021
- tDT
Galaxy a3 or Xperia z1 compact? Please suggest.
- Break
- SH{
Bought it week ago, first couple of days battery lasted a day, so like 12ish hours. But wifi/data constantly on, updates of programs, new phone.. Now it lasts for 2 days still wifi and data on, screen brightness on auto, onedrive syncronisation of photos on. Pretty sure I will be getting 2 to 3 days out of it from now on. It optimizes apps by itself as you dont use some of them and gives you notification if some app takes lot of battery life. Photos taken by the phone are great for a phone. Sometimes you can see that it "edits" them over software to look better, like when you take a picture of some distant hills, looks great, but if you zoom in all the way, to the horizon of furthest hill, you can clearly see artificial line between sky and hill. But camera is fast and good, HDR is excelent although you have to use lower resolution for HDR photos. Video is great and it focuses well, doesnt loose focus much if you move the cam around. Good thing is you can very quickly start the cam app from screen off state by double pressing on the home button, and take the photo with any volume button. Helps if you are in gloves a lot. GPS reception is best I ever seen on a phone/tablet, inside the house it gets 2-4 sattelites within 10seconds, then it gets to 15 or more within 30-40sec for extra precision. GSM signal strength is the same as I always get, conversation is clear. Phone generally feels like a quality product due to metal and glass.
Bad things: Lot of glass, it is guerilla glass but it can still break and make for expensive repair. Not a fan of cases since I buy the phone partially for looks, and guerilla glass should not allow lot of scratches, if any. No LED notification light, no double tap to wake screen, no notifications on black screen, nothing except for vibration when you pick the phone up from table. Which is useless cuz its easier the just press home button and see if anything is up. Its only usefull when you are taking the phone to go somewhere then you get the vibe that something is new. Vibration on pickup didnt work untill I calibrated accelerometer and stuff with some app from play store.
- Viwa
- 8kt
How is the earpiece sound quality during calls of A3 2016 (Crosstalk value)? Is it loud & clear enough so that we can hear clearly in noisy area? As gsmarena didn't reviewed this phone, don't have any idea about crosstalk db during calls, just like mentioned in some other high end devices. I have A5 2016 & its voice quality during calls is very bad ( Audio quality Crosstalk -53.0dB). Most of the phones has got crosstalk db value above -90.0dB.
So please can someone confirm about the A3 2016? Your opinion is very much welcomed, so that I can change from A5 to A3 2016.
- SAEED
- uvC
The battery is charging slowly. Please help. I purchased this phone in April 2016.
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