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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)
File:Sm-a310xelte.png
Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)
Manufacturer Samsung
Name Galaxy A3 (2016)
Codename samsung-a3xelte
Released 2015
Original software Android 5.1 Lollipop (upgrade to 7.0 Nougat)
Hardware
Chipset Samsung Exynos 7578
CPU 1.5 GHz Quad ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720 MP2
Display 1280 x 720 pixels, 312 PPI, AMOLED
Storage 16 GB
Memory 1.5 GB LPDDR3
Architecture AArch64
Features
USB Networking
Flashing
Touchscreen
Display
WiFi
FDE
Mainline
Battery
3D Acceleration
Audio
Bluetooth
Camera
GPS
Mobile data
Internal storage
SMS
Calls
USB OTG
NFC
Sensors
Accelerometer
Magnetometer
Ambient Light
Proximity
Hall Effect
Barometer
Power Sensor
Misc
Built-in DVB
Camera Flash
Keyboard
Touchpad
USB-A
HDMI/DP
Ir TX
Ir RX
Stylus
Memory Card
Haptics
Ethernet
FOSS bootloader


Contributors

Users owning this device

Supported variants

  • SM-A310F: Choose samsung-a3xelte.
  • Adding support for one of the other variants is likely trivial.

Installation

Unlock oem mode via developer options android first to disable FRP lock. Advised to install twrp first for recovery options: https://twrp.me/samsung/samsunggalaxya32016exynos.html (see heimdall issue below for fix)

Note Note: Enter odin download mode by pressing Volume Down + Power + Home button. Pressing the Volume up button additionally will bring you to the Samsung Download mode.


Please also note that flashing from linux is broken with the latest heimdall released. It will start the session but fail to send the first byte. Please also note that after each attempt you should restart the phone in odin mode.

see https://github.com/Benjamin-Dobell/Heimdall/issues/347 for the error explained. https://github.com/alexax66/Heimdall includes the hack to make it work. Clone the repo and do:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake -DDISABLE_FRONTEND=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..

Then you find the heimdall that works for this phone in the bin directory.

Please note once twrp is installed it seems to work better to flash via twrp sideload instead.