Samsung Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A3 Duos battery life test

The Samsung Galaxy A3 passed our review gauntlet with ease and now its time to take a closer look at the phone’s battery life performance. This is one of the thinnest Android smartphones the company has ever made, so the battery isn’t really huge – 1,900mAh.

However, the phone doesn’t sport battery hungry specifications either. We have a 4.5″ Super AMOLED qHD display and a Snapdragon 410 chipset with a quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU. It all sounds like a classic recipe for a solid battery life, so let’s dig right in and see if this is the case.

Just a quick note before that though, we tested both the single-SIM and dual-SIM versions of the phone and found that in all test components they were similar, safe for the stand-by times. We’ll take a look at them at the end.

Now, let’s start with the talk time performance. Here, the phone did great scoring 20:04 hours – 6 hours more than the Motorola Moto G 4G and nearly 2 hours more than the LG G2 mini.

Talk time

• Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE
  46:44h
• Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
  33:20h
• Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
  33:19h
• Motorola DROID Turbo
  30:09h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 4
  28:34h
• Nokia Lumia 1520
  28:34h
• HTC One (M8) for Windows
  28:34h
• Sony Xperia Z1
  26:53h
• LG G3
  25:54h
• Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7
  25:45h
• LG G Pro 2
  25:37h
• LG G Flex
  25:19h
• Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
  25:16h
• LG G2
  25:15h
• BlackBerry Passport
  25:12h
• Huawei Ascend Mate
  25:12h
• Motorola Nexus 6
  25:03h
• Alcatel Hero
  25:02h
• Oppo N1
  25:01h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
  24:52h
• Sony Xperia Z Ultra
  24:23h
• Apple iPhone 6 Plus
  23:49h
• Sony Xperia Z3
  23:13h
• Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
  22:42h
• Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue
  22:16h
• Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
  22:13h
• Nokia Lumia 1320
  22:13h
• Sony Xperia Z2
  22:13h
• HTC One Max
  22:13h
• Nokia Lumia 1020
  22:13h
• Sony Xperia C3 Dual
  22:11h
• Meizu MX4 Pro
  22:09h
• Yota YotaPhone 2
  22:09h
• Samsung ATIV SE
  22:05h
• Xiaomi Redmi Note
  21:41h
• Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
  21:39h
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  21:20h
• Motorola RAZR MAXX
  21:18h
• LG Optimus G Pro E985
  20:45h
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  20:42h
• Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
  20:24h
• Motorola RAZR i XT890
  20:07h
• Huawei Ascend Mate7
  20:06h
• Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos
  20:04h
• Samsung Galaxy A3
  20:04h
• Oppo Find 7
  20:03h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
  20:01h
• HTC One (M8)
  20:01h
• BlackBerry Q10
  20:00h
• OnePlus One
  19:56h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
  19:55h
• Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200
  19:54h
• Sony Xperia SP
  19:49h
• Sony Xperia T3
  19:48h
• HTC Butterfly 2
  19:23h
• HTC Butterfly S
  19:14h
• HTC Desire Eye
  19:11h
• Oppo R819
  19:03h
• Asus PadFone X
  18:45h
• Xiaomi Mi 4
  18:15h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  18:12h
• LG G2 mini
  18:11h
• Oppo Find 7a
  18:11h
• Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4
  18:03h
• Samsung Galaxy A5
  18:02h
• Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
  18:02h
• Sony Xperia ZR
  17:48h
• HTC One (E8)
  17:47h
• Nokia Lumia 735
  17:30h
• Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
  16:57h
• HTC Desire 700 dual sim
  16:56h
• Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930
  16:41h
• Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
  16:40h
• Nokia Lumia 930
  16:40h
• Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
  16:40h
• Sony Xperia M2
  16:40h
• LG Nexus 5
  16:40h
• Sony Xperia M2 Aqua
  16:39h
• Motorola Moto E Dual SIM
  16:38h
• Motorola Moto E
  16:38h
• Meizu MX4
  16:25h
• Sony Xperia Z
  16:03h
• Samsung Galaxy K zoom
  16:01h
• Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom
  15:32h
• LG Optimus G E975
  15:30h
• Sony Xperia ZL
  15:22h
• Nokia Lumia 720
  15:17h
• Nokia Lumia 830
  14:56h
• Xiaomi Redmi 1S
  14:51h
• HTC Desire 816
  14:46h
• Motorola Moto X (2014)
  14:45h
• Alcatel Idol X+
  14:41h
• BlackBerry Q5
  14:31h
• Sony Xperia E3
  14:28h
• LG Nexus 4 E960
  14:17h
• Nokia Lumia 620
  14:17h
• HTC Desire 820
  14:17h
• Pantech Discover
  14:17h
• HTC Desire 820 dual sim
  14:17h
• Huawei Ascend P6
  14:17h
• Motorola Moto G 4G
  14:17h
• Oppo Find 5
  14:17h
• Nokia Lumia 635
  14:17h
• Nokia Lumia Icon
  14:15h
• Oppo N3
  14:14h
• HTC Desire 510
  14:06h
• Motorola Moto X
  14:06h
• Motorola Moto G
  13:41h
• HTC One
  13:38h
• Huawei Ascend P7
  13:36h
• Nokia Lumia 520
  13:33h
• HTC One X+
  13:31h
• Sony Xperia C
  13:29h
• Xiaomi Mi 3
  13:28h
• Samsung Galaxy Alpha
  13:20h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo
  13:20h
• Nokia Lumia 630
  13:20h
• Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini
  13:10h
• HTC Desire 616 dual sim
  13:00h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082
  12:45h
• LG Optimus GJ E975W
  12:39h
• Xiaomi Redmi 2
  12:33h
• Motorola DROID RAZR M
  12:31h
• HTC First
  12:31h
• Sony Xperia M
  12:31h
• Sony Xperia E1
  12:30h
• Sony Xperia L
  12:30h
• Lenovo Vibe X2
  12:30h
• Huawei Ascend P1
  12:30h
• Nokia Lumia 928
  12:27h
• Apple iPhone 6
  12:23h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
  12:18h
• HTC Butterfly
  12:18h
• Samsung Galaxy S III I747
  12:18h
• Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM
  12:15h
• Samsung Galaxy Note N7000
  12:14h
• HTC One mini
  12:04h
• Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
  11:58h
• HTC Desire 600 dual sim
  11:58h
• Samsung Galaxy Core I8260
  11:52h
• Motorola Moto G (2014)
  11:49h
• Gionee Elife S5.5
  11:32h
• HTC Desire 500
  11:31h
• Samsung Galaxy Premier I9260
  11:30h
• HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE
  11:25h
• Asus PadFone 2
  11:20h
• Nokia X
  11:13h
• LG Optimus L9 P760
  11:07h
• HTC Windows Phone 8X
  11:07h
• HTC One SV
  11:07h
• HTC DROID DNA
  11:07h
• Samsung S8600 Wave 3
  11:07h
• Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
  11:06h
• HTC Desire X
  11:03h
• Meizu MX3
  11:02h
• Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4
  11:01h
• Apple iPhone 5s
  10:46h
• Nokia XL
  10:45h
• Apple iPhone 5c
  10:18h
• Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
  10:15h
• Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2
  10:03h
• Samsung Galaxy Express I8730
  10:00h
• HTC One V
  10:00h
• Meizu MX 4-core
  10:00h
• HTC One mini 2
  09:58h
• HTC One X
  9:57h
• Oppo R5
  9:45h
• HTC One S
  9:42h
• HTC One S C2
  9:42h
• Samsung I9103 Galaxy R
  9:40h
• Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
  9:32h
• HTC Sensation XL
  9:30h
• Sony Xperia J
  9:14h
• Nokia Lumia 710
  9:05h
• Nokia Lumia 810
  9:05h
• Acer CloudMobile S500
  9:05h
• Motorola ATRIX HD MB886
  9:04h
• HTC Vivid
  9:02h
• Nokia Lumia 920
  8:56h
• Gionee Elife S5.1
  8:55h
• Nokia Lumia 610
  8:51h
• HTC Rhyme
  8:48h
• LG Optimus 3D Max P720
  8:42h
• Apple iPhone 5
  8:42h
• Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
  8:41h
• Meizu MX
  8:39h
• Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
  8:35h
• Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562
  8:28h
• Nokia Lumia 800
  8:25h
• Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250
  8:23h
• Nokia Lumia 510
  8:22h
• Samsung Galaxy Fame S6810
  8:21h
• BlackBerry Z10
  8:20h
• Samsung i927 Captivate Glide
  8:20h
• Sony Xperia T
  8:15h
• HTC Rezound
  8:10h
• Samsung Galaxy Note I717
  8:02h
• LG Optimus Vu F100S
  7:57h
• LG Optimus 4X HD P880
  7:41h
• Apple iPhone 4s
  7:41h
• Samsung Focus S I937
  7:25h
• Nokia Lumia 900
  7:21h
• Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G T769
  7:14h
• Samsung Rugby Smart I847
  7:09h
• Nokia Lumia 820
  7:09h
• Sony Xperia acro S
  7:09h
• Nokia N9
  6:57h
• Sony Ericsson Xperia pro
  6:57h
• HTC Radar
  6:53h
• Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos S6802
  6:53h
• BlackBerry Curve 9380
  6:52h
• Sony Xperia E dual
  6:42h
• Sony Xperia E
  6:40h
• Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500
  6:28h
• Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini
  6:22h
• Sony Xperia P
  5:58h
• Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300
  5:54h
• Nokia Lumia 900 AT&T
  5:53h
• Sony Xperia ion LTE
  5:52h
• LG Nitro HD
  5:16h
• Nokia 808 PureView
  5:16h
• BlackBerry Bold 9790
  5:00h
• Pantech Burst
  4:46h

Next up is the web browsing test and Super AMOLED displays aren’t as good fitted here since the web pages in this component are dominantly light. Regardless, at 7 hours and 36 minutes, the Galaxy A3 did OK. The HTC One mini did slightly better in comparison, scoring 8 hours and 12 minutes.

Web time

• Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
  16:41h
• Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
  14:52h
• Meizu MX4
  14:06h
• Huawei Ascend Mate7
  13:53h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
  13:14h
• HTC Butterfly 2
  13:11h
• Sony Xperia C
  12:45h
• Nokia Lumia 1520
  12:40h
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  12:37h
• HTC One (M8) for Windows
  12:31h
• HTC Desire 700 dual sim
  12:30h
• Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
  12:17h
• Sony Xperia Z3
  12:03h
• Nokia XL
  11:54h
• HTC Desire 816
  11:48h
• Sony Xperia C3 Dual
  11:47h
• LG G2
  11:42h
• Samsung Galaxy A5
  11:36h
• Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
  11:36h
• Sony Xperia Z2
  11:32h
• Motorola DROID Turbo
  11:31h
• Sony Xperia E1
  11:30h
• Sony Xperia ZR
  11:20h
• HTC One Max
  11:20h
• Asus PadFone X
  11:07h
• HTC Butterfly S
  11:07h
• LG G2 mini
  11:02h
• Nokia Lumia 1320
  10:58h
• HTC Desire 510
  10:53h
• Motorola Moto G 4G
  10:52h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 4
  10:44h
• Nokia Lumia 830
  10:36h
• Apple iPhone 6
  10:29h
• Meizu MX4 Pro
  10:24h
• Nokia Lumia 630
  10:18h
• BlackBerry Passport
  10:12h
• BlackBerry Q5
  10:04h
• HTC Desire Eye
  10:02h
• HTC One (E8)
  10:02h
• Nokia Lumia 635
  10:00h
• HTC One
  9:58h
• Apple iPhone 5s
  9:58h
• Apple iPhone 5
  9:56h
• Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930
  9:54h
• Sony Xperia M2
  9:48h
• Sony Xperia E3
  9:48h
• Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini
  9:47h
• OnePlus One
  9:46h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
  9:43h
• Alcatel Hero
  9:40h
• Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
  9:37h
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  9:36h
• LG G Flex
  9:31h
• LG G Pro 2
  9:31h
• Xiaomi Mi 4
  9:31h
• Sony Xperia T3
  9:23h
• Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
  9:20h
• Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE
  9:16h
• Motorola RAZR MAXX
  9:12h
• Samsung Galaxy K zoom
  9:10h
• HTC Desire 820 dual sim
  9:10h
• HTC Desire 820
  9:10h
• HTC One (M8)
  9:06h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
  9:05h
• Oppo N1
  9:05h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
  9:05h
• Apple iPhone 6 Plus
  9:05h
• Apple iPhone 5c
  9:05h
• Motorola Moto G
  9:04h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  9:04h
• Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom
  8:51h
• Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
  8:48h
• BlackBerry Q10
  8:42h
• Motorola Moto E Dual SIM
  8:42h
• Motorola Moto E
  8:42h
• Sony Xperia M2 Aqua
  8:38h
• Samsung Galaxy Alpha
  8:25h
• Nokia Lumia 810
  8:20h
• Nokia Lumia 735
  8:20h
• Asus PadFone 2
  8:20h
• Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200
  8:17h
• Huawei Ascend Mate
  8:17h
• Motorola Moto X
  8:17h
• Oppo N3
  8:16h
• HTC One mini
  8:12h
• Xiaomi Mi 3
  8:04h
• Nokia Lumia 610
  8:01h
• Lenovo Vibe X2
  8:01h
• HTC One X+
  7:56h
• Motorola Nexus 6
  7:54h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo
  7:43h
• Motorola DROID RAZR M
  7:42h
• Sony Xperia E dual
  7:42h
• Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
  7:42h
• Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini
  7:38h
• Nokia Lumia 720
  7:37h
• Samsung Galaxy A3
  7:36h
• Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos
  7:36h
• Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
  7:35h
• Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4
  7:24h
• Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue
  7:23h
• Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
  7:23h
• HTC Radar
  7:17h
• Nokia Lumia 520
  7:15h
• Huawei Ascend P7
  7:13h
• Samsung ATIV SE
  7:12h
• Motorola Moto X (2014)
  7:11h
• LG Optimus GJ E975W
  7:11h
• Samsung Galaxy Express I8730
  7:09h
• Meizu MX3
  7:09h
• Sony Xperia M
  7:09h
• Oppo Find 7a
  7:09h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082
  7:09h
• Motorola RAZR i XT890
  7:06h
• Sony Xperia J
  7:06h
• Gionee Elife S5.1
  7:04h
• Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4
  6:58h
• Apple iPhone 4s
  6:56h
• Samsung Galaxy Core I8260
  6:54h
• Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7
  6:54h
• Xiaomi Redmi 1S
  6:54h
• HTC One V
  6:49h
• LG G3
  6:40h
• LG Optimus G Pro E985
  6:40h
• Sony Xperia L
  6:40h
• Samsung Galaxy Premier I9260
  6:40h
• BlackBerry Curve 9380
  6:40h
• Sony Xperia E
  6:40h
• Motorola ATRIX HD MB886
  6:40h
• HTC DROID DNA
  6:40h
• Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
  6:40h
• HTC First
  6:39h
• Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
  6:38h
• Motorola Moto G (2014)
  6:37h
• Sony Xperia Z
  6:37h
• Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2
  6:35h
• HTC Desire 600 dual sim
  6:34h
• HTC One mini 2
  06:33h
• HTC Desire 500
  6:31h
• Huawei Ascend P6
  6:30h
• BlackBerry Z10
  6:27h
• Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
  6:27h
• HTC Butterfly
  6:24h
• Yota YotaPhone 2
  6:23h
• Sony Xperia SP
  6:18h
• Samsung Galaxy S III I747
  6:16h
• Samsung Focus S I937
  6:15h
• HTC One SV
  6:15h
• Nokia Lumia 510
  6:13h
• Sony Xperia ZL
  6:04h
• Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500
  6:03h
• Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
  6:02h
• Oppo R819
  6:01h
• HTC Windows Phone 8X
  6:01h
• Sony Xperia Z1
  5:59h
• Sony Xperia ion LTE
  5:56h
• Samsung Galaxy Fame S6810
  5:55h
• Alcatel Idol X+
  5:55h
• Samsung Rugby Smart I847
  5:53h
• Xiaomi Redmi Note
  5:53h
• Pantech Burst
  5:51h
• Nokia Lumia 1020
  5:50h
• HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE
  5:48h
• Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G T769
  5:45h
• Xiaomi Redmi 2
  5:41h
• Nokia Lumia 920
  5:40h
• Nokia Lumia 928
  5:36h
• Samsung S8600 Wave 3
  5:34h
• Sony Xperia T
  5:33h
• Pantech Discover
  5:33h
• Oppo Find 5
  5:33h
• Samsung i927 Captivate Glide
  5:33h
• Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
  5:28h
• Nokia Lumia 900
  5:25h
• HTC Desire 616 dual sim
  5:24h
• Samsung Galaxy Note I717
  5:24h
• Sony Xperia Z Ultra
  5:23h
• Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562
  5:23h
• Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM
  5:21h
• HTC Sensation XL
  5:20h
• Meizu MX 4-core
  5:19h
• Nokia Lumia Icon
  5:17h
• HTC Desire X
  5:16h
• HTC Rezound
  5:16h
• Sony Xperia acro S
  5:16h
• LG Optimus G E975
  5:15h
• Gionee Elife S5.5
  5:10h
• HTC Rhyme
  5:08h
• Samsung I9103 Galaxy R
  5:07h
• Oppo Find 7
  5:02h
• LG Optimus L9 P760
  5:02h
• Nokia Lumia 930
  4:57h
• Nokia X
  4:55h
• Sony Ericsson Xperia pro
  4:50h
• LG Optimus Vu F100S
  4:49h
• LG Nexus 5
  4:46h
• HTC Vivid
  4:46h
• Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos S6802
  4:45h
• Meizu MX
  4:35h
• LG Nexus 4 E960
  4:34h
• Nokia N9
  4:33h
• Acer CloudMobile S500
  4:32h
• Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
  4:24h
• Nokia Lumia 820
  4:24h
• Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
  4:20h
• HTC One X
  4:18h
• Nokia 808 PureView
  4:14h
• Nokia Lumia 900 AT&T
  4:10h
• LG Optimus 3D Max P720
  4:10h
• Nokia Lumia 800
  4:07h
• Oppo R5
  4:05h
• HTC One S C2
  4:03h
• HTC One S
  4:03h
• BlackBerry Bold 9790
  4:02h
• LG Nitro HD
  4:00h
• Sony Xperia P
  3:59h
• LG Optimus 4X HD P880
  3:59h
• Nokia Lumia 710
  3:51h
• Nokia Lumia 620
  3:50h
• Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300
  3:47h
• Samsung Galaxy Note N7000
  3:35h
• Huawei Ascend P1
  3:23h
• Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250
  3:01h

Finally, we come to the video playback testing and the Galaxy A3 managed a time of 8 hours and 34 minutes, which is decent, if unspectacular. The relatively low-resolution display certainly has a play here since the GPU doesn’t need to push that many pixels around.

Video time

• LG G Flex
  19:57h
• Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
  18:01h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 4
  17:25h
• Motorola RAZR MAXX
  16:35h
• Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
  15:03h
• Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
  14:17h
• Huawei Ascend Mate7
  14:04h
• Motorola DROID Turbo
  13:41h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  13:32h
• Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini
  13:12h
• Nokia Lumia 1020
  13:12h
• Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
  13:12h
• HTC One Max
  13:11h
• Sony Xperia C
  12:53h
• Samsung Galaxy Premier I9260
  12:51h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
  12:51h
• Meizu MX4 Pro
  12:41h
• Nokia Lumia 1520
  12:31h
• Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4
  12:30h
• BlackBerry Q5
  12:28h
• Sony Xperia C3 Dual
  12:22h
• Huawei Ascend Mate
  12:18h
• Sony Xperia Z2
  12:16h
• Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE
  12:10h
• Sony Xperia Z3
  11:47h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
  11:38h
• Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7
  11:37h
• Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4
  11:29h
• Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
  11:27h
• OnePlus One
  11:23h
• HTC One (E8)
  11:16h
• HTC One (M8) for Windows
  11:15h
• BlackBerry Q10
  11:15h
• Oppo N1
  11:15h
• Apple iPhone 6 Plus
  11:15h
• HTC One (M8)
  11:14h
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  11:05h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
  11:02h
• Asus PadFone X
  11:01h
• BlackBerry Passport
  10:46h
• Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
  10:41h
• HTC Desire Eye
  10:35h
• HTC Desire 816
  10:34h
• Apple iPhone 5s
  10:31h
• HTC Butterfly 2
  10:26h
• LG G2 mini
  10:23h
• Nokia Lumia 735
  10:20h
• Apple iPhone 5
  10:12h
• Samsung Galaxy K zoom
  10:08h
• Samsung ATIV SE
  10:07h
• Sony Xperia M2
  10:04h
• HTC First
  10:03h
• HTC One
  10:02h
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  10:01h
• Motorola Moto X
  10:01h
• Motorola Nexus 6
  10:01h
• Nokia Lumia 635
  10:00h
• Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
  10:00h
• Samsung Galaxy Express I8730
  10:00h
• Nokia Lumia 630
  10:00h
• Nokia Lumia 830
  9:58h
• LG G3
  9:57h
• Sony Xperia T3
  9:56h
• HTC Desire 510
  9:54h
• Nokia 808 PureView
  9:53h
• Sony Xperia M
  9:49h
• Alcatel Hero
  9:49h
• Oppo N3
  9:49h
• Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
  9:42h
• Samsung Rugby Smart I847
  9:34h
• Meizu MX4
  9:31h
• Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom
  9:30h
• LG G2
  9:28h
• HTC One S
  9:28h
• Xiaomi Mi 3
  9:28h
• HTC One S C2
  9:28h
• Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
  9:27h
• Apple iPhone 4s
  9:24h
• Apple iPhone 6
  9:24h
• Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500
  9:22h
• Sony Xperia M2 Aqua
  9:21h
• Oppo Find 7a
  9:19h
• Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
  9:18h
• Samsung Galaxy A5
  9:18h
• Nokia Lumia 1320
  9:17h
• HTC Butterfly S
  9:03h
• Motorola DROID RAZR M
  9:00h
• Sony Xperia E
  9:00h
• Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930
  8:59h
• Sony Xperia Z Ultra
  8:45h
• BlackBerry Z10
  8:44h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
  8:41h
• LG Optimus G Pro E985
  8:40h
• Nokia N9
  8:40h
• Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200
  8:34h
• Samsung Galaxy A3
  8:34h
• Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos
  8:34h
• HTC Butterfly
  8:28h
• Sony Xperia E3
  8:26h
• Samsung Galaxy Note N7000
  8:25h
• LG Optimus GJ E975W
  8:15h
• Samsung Galaxy S III I747
  8:14h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082
  8:11h
• Sony Xperia J
  8:11h
• HTC One X+
  8:11h
• Motorola RAZR i XT890
  8:11h
• Huawei Ascend P7
  8:10h
• Samsung Galaxy Alpha
  8:05h
• Xiaomi Redmi 2
  8:01h
• Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
  8:00h
• Samsung Focus S I937
  7:55h
• Samsung S8600 Wave 3
  7:52h
• HTC Desire 500
  7:50h
• Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini
  7:46h
• Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
  7:45h
• Yota YotaPhone 2
  7:41h
• Apple iPhone 5c
  7:41h
• Asus PadFone 2
  7:38h
• Huawei Ascend P1
  7:38h
• Nokia Lumia Icon
  7:34h
• Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G T769
  7:33h
• Motorola Moto X (2014)
  7:31h
• Samsung Galaxy Core I8260
  7:30h
• Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2
  7:30h
• Sony Xperia ZR
  7:30h
• Samsung Galaxy Note I717
  7:30h
• HTC DROID DNA
  7:30h
• Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
  7:29h
• Motorola Moto G 4G
  7:27h
• Sony Xperia SP
  7:27h
• Nokia Lumia 610
  7:23h
• HTC One mini
  7:23h
• LG Optimus G E975
  7:16h
• HTC Desire 820
  7:10h
• HTC Desire 820 dual sim
  7:10h
• Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
  7:03h
• Xiaomi Mi 4
  7:00h
• Huawei Ascend P6
  6:55h
• Pantech Discover
  6:55h
• HTC One SV
  6:55h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo
  6:55h
• Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
  6:54h
• Nokia Lumia 928
  6:54h
• HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE
  6:51h
• HTC Desire 600 dual sim
  6:49h
• Nokia Lumia 720
  6:43h
• Xiaomi Redmi 1S
  6:42h
• Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue
  6:40h
• Nokia Lumia 900
  6:37h
• Motorola Moto G
  6:37h
• Meizu MX 4-core
  6:33h
• Nokia Lumia 620
  6:32h
• Motorola Moto E Dual SIM
  6:31h
• Motorola Moto E
  6:31h
• Alcatel Idol X+
  6:29h
• Nokia XL
  6:28h
• HTC Windows Phone 8X
  6:27h
• Sony Xperia E dual
  6:27h
• Nokia Lumia 810
  6:26h
• HTC Desire 700 dual sim
  6:26h
• Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos S6802
  6:25h
• Nokia Lumia 820
  6:25h
• LG Optimus Vu F100S
  6:23h
• Nokia Lumia 510
  6:23h
• Samsung I9103 Galaxy R
  6:21h
• Nokia Lumia 920
  6:19h
• Sony Xperia E1
  6:12h
• HTC Sensation XL
  6:12h
• Sony Xperia Z1
  6:12h
• Nokia X
  6:10h
• Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300
  6:06h
• Gionee Elife S5.1
  6:06h
• LG Nexus 5
  6:06h
• Motorola Moto G (2014)
  6:05h
• HTC One mini 2
  06:05h
• Samsung i927 Captivate Glide
  6:04h
• Sony Xperia ion LTE
  6:03h
• Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250
  6:02h
• Gionee Elife S5.5
  6:02h
• Motorola ATRIX HD MB886
  6:01h
• Sony Xperia T
  6:01h
• HTC Vivid
  6:00h
• Oppo Find 7
  5:58h
• Oppo R819
  5:54h
• HTC Radar
  5:54h
• LG Optimus L9 P760
  5:53h
• Nokia Lumia 800
  5:52h
• Nokia Lumia 520
  5:50h
• LG G Pro 2
  5:49h
• Nokia Lumia 930
  5:48h
• BlackBerry Bold 9790
  5:47h
• HTC One X
  5:45h
• Sony Ericsson Xperia pro
  5:44h
• Sony Xperia Z
  5:39h
• Sony Xperia acro S
  5:38h
• HTC Desire X
  5:38h
• Pantech Burst
  5:38h
• Meizu MX3
  5:38h
• Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
  5:34h
• Sony Xperia ZL
  5:28h
• Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM
  5:27h
• Meizu MX
  5:27h
• Oppo R5
  5:27h
• HTC Rhyme
  5:23h
• HTC One V
  5:20h
• Oppo Find 5
  5:18h
• Xiaomi Redmi Note
  5:18h
• Nokia Lumia 900 AT&T
  5:18h
• Acer CloudMobile S500
  5:18h
• Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
  5:16h
• HTC Desire 616 dual sim
  5:15h
• Lenovo Vibe X2
  5:09h
• BlackBerry Curve 9380
  5:09h
• HTC Rezound
  5:03h
• Samsung Galaxy Fame S6810
  5:02h
• LG Nexus 4 E960
  4:55h
• Sony Xperia L
  4:44h
• Sony Xperia P
  4:30h
• Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562
  4:30h
• LG Nitro HD
  4:17h
• LG Optimus 4X HD P880
  4:14h
• LG Optimus 3D Max P720
  3:28h
• Nokia Lumia 710
  3:27h

Overall, the Galaxy A3′s battery offers a balanced if not quite stellar performance in terms of web browsing and video playback. Helped by the very decent stand-by endurance it was enough for the single-SIM version to achieve a battery endurance rating of 65 hours. The Galaxy A3 Duos did an endurance score of 60 hours.

This means both the Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A3 Duos will last two days and then some if you do an hour of calls, an hour of video watching and an hour of web browsing each day.

Our proprietary score also includes a standby battery draw test, which is not featured in our battery test scorecard but is calculated in the total endurance rating.

Our battery testing procedure is described in detail in case you want to learn more about it.