Comparison of Gigabyte GSmart Arty A3 and Samsung Galaxy Core II smartphones based on their characteristics

Gigabyte GSmart Arty A3

Samsung Galaxy Core II

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Gigabyte

Samsung

Phone model

GSmart Arty A3

Galaxy Core II

Year of release

2014

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

145 mm

130 mm

Body width

73 mm

68 mm

Body thickness

9.4 mm

9.8 mm

Weight

165 g

139 g

Volume

99.77 cm³

86.83 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black

• Black
• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Mediatek MT6582

• ARM Cortex-A7

CPU clock speed

1300 MHz

1200 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

512 kB

512 kB

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Mali-400MP2

• ARM Mali-400 MP2

GPU clock speed

500 MHz

Number of GPU cores

2

2

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

768 MB

RAM frequency

533 MHz

Number of RAM channels

1

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 4 GB

• 4 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

64 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• MediaTek MT6582

• Spreadtrum SC8830

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.4

Android 4.4

Battery

Battery capacity

2000

2000

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Built-in solar battery

Call duration in GSM networks

8 h

7 h

Standby time in GSM networks

300 h

117 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

8 h

9 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

300 h

117 h

Duration of listening to music

30 h

Video watching duration

7 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

9 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5 in

4.5 in

Screen resolution

854 x 480 pixels

800 x 480 pixels

Pixel density

196 ppi

207 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

18 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Aspect ratio

1.779

1.667

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Photomatrix model

Samsung S5K4E6

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

704 x 480 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2 Mp

0.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1886 x 1061 pixels

730 x 411 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

Alternating

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB Mass Storage support

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• HSP
• OPP
• PBAP
• HFP
• HID
• PAN
• MAP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108

RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• 3GPP
• H.264

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• FLAC
• MP3
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Number of polyphony voices

64

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

VMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.43 W/kg