<s>
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A3	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
(	O
or	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A3	I-Application
2017	O
Edition	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
produced	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
2	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A5	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A7	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
move	O
marks	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
first	O
product	O
launch	O
since	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
back	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A3	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
runs	O
Android	B-Application
6.0.1	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
with	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
right	O
out-of-the-box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smartphone	B-Application
features	O
an	O
Exynos	O
7870	O
SoC	B-Architecture
consisting	O
an	O
octa-core	O
ARM	O
Cortex-A53	O
CPU	O
and	O
Mali-T830	B-General_Concept
GPU	O
and	O
backed	O
by	O
2GB	O
RAM	O
and	O
16GB	O
internal	O
storage	O
expandable	O
to	O
256GB	O
via	O
the	O
MicroSD	B-Device
slot	O
which	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
Nano-SIM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
extra	O
features	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
features	O
found	O
in	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
2016	O
flagships	O
include	O
IP68	O
water	O
resistance	O
,	O
Always	B-Application
On	I-Application
Display	I-Application
,	O
and	O
3D	O
glass	O
backing	O
with	O
Gorilla	O
Glass	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
"	O
Always	B-Application
On	I-Application
Display	I-Application
"	O
functionality	O
displays	O
a	O
clock	O
,	O
calendar	O
,	O
and	O
notifications	O
on-screen	O
when	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
in	O
standby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
handset	O
is	O
currently	O
the	O
last	O
in	O
the	O
A3	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
last	O
Samsung	B-Application
handset	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
screen	O
smaller	O
than	O
5	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
unveiling	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
sell	O
up	O
to	O
20	O
million	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
targeting	O
Western	O
and	O
Eastern	O
Europe	O
,	O
Africa	O
,	O
Asia	O
,	O
and	O
Latin	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
