Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G Manufactured in August, 2021, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G, vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G, Manufactured in August, 2025 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1330. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
- Higher pixel density: 426ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 183g vs 192g
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3300mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2640 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21.9:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 426 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | 850 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85 % | 86 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 95.3 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 242 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 6.5 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 166 mm (6.54 in) | 164.4 mm (6.47 in) |
| Width | 72.2 mm (2.84 in) | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) | 7.5 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Water resistance | IPX8 | IP54 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Green - Pink |
- Black - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes, In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G | Samsung Exynos 1330 |
| Max Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.4 (Cortex-A78) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 780 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Mali-G68 MP2 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 64 |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | 949 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS | 121.5 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1332 | 953 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3646 | 2003 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 1318 |
| CPU | 240646 | 138446 |
| GPU | 210648 | 69251 |
| Memory | 164892 | 99549 |
| UX | 217186 | 109306 |
| NanoReview Score | 833372 | 416552 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 39.1 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 71 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 27 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 4598 | n/a |
| Writing score | 16293 | n/a |
| Web score | 12351 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7731 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10517 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 13933 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 29 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | One UI 7.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 3300 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (10 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (40% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:30 h | 1:19 h |
| Web Browsing | 05:34 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 09:17 h | n/a |
| Games | 03:55 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 65 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 120 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP Macro: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 64 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX563 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 55 | n/a |
| Preview | 69 | n/a |
| Zoom | 72 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 10 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3648x2736 pixels | 4160x3120 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Varies by region |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66) | n/a |
| LTE category | 20 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | August, 2021 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | August, 2021 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1000 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 239 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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