Samsung Galaxy A3 2015 (samsung-a3)
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This page is about the dedicated port of this device. There is also an optional generic port available for this device - see Generic MSM8916 (qcom-msm8916). |
 Samsung Galaxy A3 (2015) running Plasma Mobile on mainline with hardware accelerated graphics | |
| Manufacturer | Samsung |
|---|---|
| Name | Galaxy A3 (2015) |
| Codename | samsung-a3 |
| Released | 2014 |
| Type | handset |
| Hardware | |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) |
| CPU | 1.2 GHz Quad ARM Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | Adreno A306 |
| Display | 540x960 AMOLED (AMS452EF01 panel with a S6E88A0 controller) |
| Storage |
8GB (All variants except A300FU) 16 GB (A300FU) |
| Memory |
1GB (All variants except A300FU) 1.5 GB (A300FU) |
| Architecture | aarch64 |
| Software | |
| Original software | Android |
| Original version | 4.4 |
| Extended version | 6.0.1 |
| postmarketOS | |
| Category | community |
| Pre-built images | yes |
| postmarketOS kernel | Mainline |
| Unixbench Whet/Dhry score | 1033.5 |
| Optional Generic Port | Generic MSM8916 (qcom-msm8916) |
| Flashing |
Works |
|---|---|
| USB Networking |
Works |
| Internal storage | |
| SD card | |
| Battery |
Works |
| Screen |
Partial |
| Touchscreen |
Works |
| Multimedia | |
| 3D Acceleration |
Works |
| Audio |
Works |
| Camera | |
| Camera Flash | |
| Connectivity | |
| WiFi |
Works |
| Bluetooth |
Works |
| GPS |
Works |
| NFC |
Works |
| Modem | |
| Calls |
Works |
| SMS |
Works |
| Mobile data |
Works |
| Miscellaneous | |
| FDE |
Works |
| USB OTG |
Works |
| HDMI/DP | |
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer |
Works |
| Magnetometer |
Works |
| Ambient Light |
Broken |
| Proximity |
Broken |
| Hall Effect |
Works |
| Haptics | |
| Barometer | |
| This device is based on the Snapdragon 410. See the SoC page for common tips, guides and troubleshooting steps |
Contributors
Users owning this device
- 0 (Notes: aftermarket screen)
- Bastindo (Notes: works)
- Chappo (Notes: WORKS, Model SM-A300Y Australia, Phosh/Edge Installed)
- Colaur (Notes: Works with pmOS edge and Phosh)
- GloomyJD (Notes: Works, cracked glass, daily driver (LineageOS))
- Gregorni (Notes: Runs postmarketOS, available for testing)
- Imre (Notes: pmos on sdcard, can't reliably flash internal ROM)
- KenOokamiHoro (Notes: SM-A3000 (China), Dual boot with LineageOS 17.1)
- Lm2 (Notes: postmarket works almost well, testing the operatin'system)
- Maccraft123 (Notes: broken screen :()
- Mis012 (Notes: contributor)
- MMK21 (Notes: Running pmOS Edge + Plasma Mobile)
- PL (Notes: pmOS with Plasma Mobile. Working fine.)
- TravMurav (Notes: SM-A300F, no display)
Architecture
Some variants are released with Kitkat 4.4, which doesn't boot arm64 kernel, so upgrade to Lollipop 5.0 or later first.
Installation
lk2nd is a secondary bootloader that provides a standard fastboot interface, which can be used to boot postmarketOS without Android boot flashed or pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel.
- Download lk2nd-msm8916.img from Releases page on Github.
- Boot your phone to bootloader (Odin/Download) mode by holding Volume Down and Home while powering up.
- Follow lk2nd instructions to install lk2nd. Basically flash it to the boot partition (
heimdall flash --BOOT lk2nd-msm8916.img) - Follow Qualcomm_Snapdragon_410/412_(MSM8916)#Installation to install postmarketOS.
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Note: Enter lk2nd fastboot mode by pressing only Volume Down + Power (without Home). Pressing Home additionally will bring you to the Samsung Download mode. |
Audio
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WARNING: The speakers are rather loud on 100% volume and may produce distorted sound that may damage your speakers after long use. Please make sure to use reasonable volumes - your ears and your speaker will thank you! |
Screen
Screen works partially. While displaying the UI works fine, adjusting the brightness doesn't work.
Touch keys
See Tm2-touchkey.
Flash LED
Currently WIP. It can be controlled with SG Micro SGM3140 charge pump LED driver[1].
WiFi
If your WiFi connection is unstable, consider disabling Bluetooth.
# rfkill block bluetooth
Ambient Light/Proximity Sensor
The driver for cm36652 ambient light/proximity sensor is not available.
Hardware details (hwtest) for SM-A300F
| Category | Model | Path | Status | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| framebuffer | msm | /sys/class/graphics/fb0 | Working | U:540x960p-0 |
| drm | /sys/class/drm/card0-DSI-1 | Working | 540x960 | |
| magnetometer | bmc150_magn | /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device2 | Working | 0.4, -0.52, -0.78 gauss |
| accelerometer | bmc150_accel | /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device1 | Working | -8.89, -0.94, -4.25 g |
| temperature | bmc150_accel | /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device1 | Working | 20.5 deg C |
| vibrator | pwm-vibrator | /dev/input/event6 | Working | |
| input | samsung-a2015 Headset Jack | /dev/input/event7 | Working | |
| input | tm2-touchkey | /dev/input/event5 | Working | |
| input | Zinitix Capacitive TouchScreen | /dev/input/event4 | Working | |
| input | GPIO Hall Effect Sensor | /dev/input/event3 | Working | |
| input | GPIO Buttons | /dev/input/event2 | Working | |
| input | pm8941_resin | /dev/input/event1 | Working | |
| input | pm8941_pwrkey | /dev/input/event0 | Working |
Note: this SM-A300F scored whet_dhry = 915.5, comparable to other Snapdragon 410.
See also
- Samsung Galaxy A5 2015 (samsung-a5)
- Samsung Galaxy A7 2015 (samsung-a7)
- near-mainline linux fork with device-specific patches
- secondary bootloader based on qcom's/codeaurora's ugly lk fork. Provides fastboot