Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness vs Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos (SM-A300F/DS)
Side by side comparison between Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness vs Samsung Galaxy A3 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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1GB
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1900
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What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos (SM-A300F/DS)
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
1 Advantage 
23 Advantages | 6 Common items in both devices |
| LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) / Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| FM (RDS) / FM |
| USB 2.0 proprietary connector / MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Scratch-resistant glass / Gorilla Glass 4 |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy A3 Duos (SM-A300F/DS) | |
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| Model | Xperia Pureness | Galaxy A3 Duos (SM-A300F/DS) |
| Other model names | Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness, Sony Ericsson X5 | Galaxy A3 (4G LTE) SM-A300F/Dual-Sim |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |    (Europe), Kazakhstan, Russia |
| Brand | Sony Ericsson | Samsung |
| Release date | 12/3/2009 | 11/1/2014 |
| Depth | 13 millimeters (0.51 inches) | 6.9 millimeters (0.27 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 43 x 102 millimeters (1.69 x 4.02 in) | 65.5 x 130.1 millimeters (2.58 x 5.12 in) |
| Weight | 70 grams (2.45 ounces) | 110 grams (3.85 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Aluminum body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy A3 Duos (SM-A300F/DS) | |
| Display type | Monochromatic | Super AMOLED |
| Screen size | 1.8" inches | 4.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~22.9% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~65.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x320 pixels | 540x960 pixels (16:9) |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 222 PPI | 245 PPI |
| Colors | 2 | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass 4 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy A3 Duos (SM-A300F/DS) | |
| System version | Proprietary OS | Android 4.4.4 KitKat |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow |
| User Interface | feature not registered | TouchWiz UX |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy A3 Duos (SM-A300F/DS) | |
| Chipset | feature not registered | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) (28nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 306 (450MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy A3 Duos (SM-A300F/DS) | |
| RAM memory | feature not registered | 1GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 2GB | 16GB (12GB available) eMMC 4.5 |
| External storage | Not supported | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy A3 Duos (SM-A300F/DS) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/2 Mbps | 150/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 2100 | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat4 (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE |
📷 Camera | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy A3 Duos (SM-A300F/DS) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.4 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 31mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Not supported | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy A3 Duos (SM-A300F/DS) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 5 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | WVGA (800x480) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 23mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy A3 Duos (SM-A300F/DS) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | feature not registered | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy A3 Duos (SM-A300F/DS) | |
| USB | USB 2.0 proprietary connector | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | proprietary audio output | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, BeiDou |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy A3 Duos (SM-A300F/DS) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor ANT+ Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy A3 Duos (SM-A300F/DS) | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | feature not registered | 1900 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 3.5W (5V/0.7A) Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 3.5 hours | 12 hours |
| Standby | 350 hours (14.6 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy A3 Duos (SM-A300F/DS) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • Transparent screen • NetFront browser | • Colors: Black, White, Blue, Silver, Pink, Gold Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness | Galaxy A3 Duos (SM-A300F/DS) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.86W/kg (head), 1.05W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.244W/kg (head), 0.301W/kg (body) |