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Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 (samsung-a3y17lte)

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy A3
Samsung Galaxy A3
Manufacturer Samsung
Name Galaxy A3 (2017)
Codename samsung-a3y17lte
Released 2017
Type handset
Hardware
Chipset Samsung Exynos 7870 Octa
CPU 8x 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T830 MP1
Display 720x1280 Super AMOLED
Storage 16 GB
Memory 2 GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software Android
Original version 6.0.1
Extended version 8.0
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Mainline no
postmarketOS kernel 3.18.14
Features
Flashing
Broken
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
No data
SD card
No data
Battery
Partial
Screen
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
No data
Audio
No data
Camera
No data
Camera Flash
No data
Connectivity
WiFi
No data
Bluetooth
No data
GPS
No data
NFC
No data
Modem
Calls
No data
SMS
No data
Mobile data
No data
Miscellaneous
FDE
No data
USB OTG
No data
HDMI/DP
No data
Sensors
Accelerometer
No data
Magnetometer
No data
Ambient Light
No data
Proximity
No data
Hall Effect
No data
Haptics
No data
Barometer
No data


Contributors

  • mimi89999

Maintainer(s)

Users owning this device


How to enter flash mode

When the device is fully powered off, hold Power, Volume Down and Home for a few seconds.

A (turquoise) download mode warning screen should appear, press Volume Up to confirm.

Installation

It is recommended to sideload an android recovery zip through TWRP for the easiest process, since heimdall freaks out about the subpartitions in SYSTEM and won't move past ~7%.

$ pmbootstrap install --android-recovery-zip
$ pmbootstrap flasher --method=adb sideload

Tested UIs

  • xfce4
  • mate
  • plasma-desktop

See also