Samsung Galaxy A3 vs Sharp Aquos R2 compact

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Galaxy A3:

  OLED

  Aquos R2 compact:

  LCD

• Weight

  Galaxy A3: 24.7 g lighter

  Galaxy A3:

  110.3 g

  Aquos R2 compact:

  135 g

• Width

  Aquos R2 compact: 1.5 mm narrower

  Galaxy A3:

  65.5 mm

  Aquos R2 compact:

  64 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy A3: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy A3:

  4.5 in

  Aquos R2 compact:

  5.2 in

• Chipset

  Galaxy A3:

  Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)

  Aquos R2 compact:

  Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy A3: 2.4 mm thinner

  Galaxy A3:

  6.9 mm

  Aquos R2 compact:

  9.3 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Galaxy A3

   Height:

   130.1 mm

   Width:

   65.5 mm +1.5 mm versus Aquos R2 compact

   Depth:

   6.9 mm

2. 2. Aquos R2 compact

   Height:

   131 mm

   Width:

   64 mm

   Depth:

   9.3 mm +2.4 mm versus Galaxy A3

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Galaxy A3

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   55.8 cm²

2. 2. Aquos R2 compact

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   67.5 cm²

Aquos R2 compact has approximately 20.9% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy A3.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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