Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Sharp Aquos S3

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 A5 (2017):

  OLED

  Aquos S3:

  LCD

• Weight

  Galaxy A5 (2017): 8.4 g lighter

  Galaxy A5 (2017):

  157 g

  Aquos S3:

  165.4 g

• Width

  Galaxy A5 (2017): 2.8 mm narrower

  Galaxy A5 (2017):

  71.4 mm

  Aquos S3:

  74.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy A5 (2017): 0.8 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy A5 (2017):

  5.2 in

  Aquos S3:

  6 in

• Memory variants

  At 64 GB storage

  Galaxy A5 (2017):

  3 GB RAM

  Aquos S3:

  6 GB RAM

• Chipset

  Galaxy A5 (2017):

  Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm)

  Aquos S3:

  Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)

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 A5 (2017)

   Height:

   146.1 mm

   Width:

   71.4 mm

   Depth:

   7.9 mm

2. 2. Aquos S3

   Height:

   148.2 mm +2.1 mm versus Galaxy A5 (2017)

   Width:

   74.2 mm +2.8 mm versus Galaxy A5 (2017)

   Depth:

   8 mm

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 A5 (2017)

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

2. 2. Aquos S3

   Screen diagonal:

   6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   92.9 cm²

Aquos S3 has approximately 24.6% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy A5 (2017).

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.

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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