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Entry-level 4G Android phones have become more expensive in the last one year. Samsung Galaxy A3 Core is one of them, but it lacks a few features. Chances are that you are looking for Samsung A3 Core alternatives that offer those missing features.
If you have read our Samsung A3 Core review , you already know what it brings to the table. It is an entry-level Samsung phone that offers the basics.
A quick look at the Samsung A3 Core specs sheet spells out things like the 5.3-inch LCD, 1GB RAM, 16GB storage, a quad-core MediaTek chipset, 4G network support, and a 3020mAh battery. It lacks a fingerprint scanner, as well as face unlock. This for ₦35,000.
It is a modest offering, but bargain hunters want the best value for their cash at that price point. Are there any competing phones that deliver better value for money? Here are a few Samsung A3 Core alternatives for your consideration.
List of Samsung A3 Core Alternatives
At the top of our list is TECNO POP 4 Pro . this is effortlessly a valid Samsung A3 Core alrernative. As a matter of fact, I suspect that TECNO created this model to go up against the A3 Core. TECNO POP 4 Pro has a bigger 6.52″ Dot Notch Display, a quad-core processor, 1GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, and a much bigger 5000mAh battery.
TECNO POP 4 Pro
Of course, like the A3 Core, there is 4G LTE network support present too. But it also offers two features that the Samsung lacks – a fingerprint sensor and face unlock. Which is why the ₦39,000 asking price is reasonable.
Another Samsung A3 Core alternative is the Nokia 1.3 . As a matter of fact, the two are almost evenly matched. Nokia 1.3 has a bigger 5.7-inch LCD, quad-core chipset (Qualcomm this time), 4G LTE support, 1GB RAM, 16GB storage, and a 3000mAh battery.
Nokia 1.3
Like the A3 Core, it lacks a fingerprint reader. See the similarities between the two? Nokia 1.3 sells for ₦35,800. Pretty much the same as the Samsung.
Knowing that itel Mobile has a good grip on the entry-level market, I was expecting to be able to out an itel smartphone on this list of Samsung A3 Core alternatives. Sadly, there isn’t one right now. If there was an itel A37 Pro 4G in the market, I am sure that it would be the one. Unfortunately, it doesn’t exist yet. All we have is the 3G vanilla A37. Bummer.
Who knows though? It is likely that itel Mobile will bless the market with an itel A37 Pro 4G anytime now. That has been the pattern and unless they have changed strategy, we should see it soon.
So, this is it. If you are shopping for the best cheap 4G Android phone available, Samsung’s A3 Core is one of them. Nokia 1.3 offers pretty much the same set of features. But the best bang for your money in terms of features is from TECNO POP 4 Pro. As far as I can tell, that is the very best alternative available.
If you are resident in Asia, it is important to note that the A3 Core is not available in your region. What you will find is the Samsung A01 Core , which is essentially the same phone, though it has two variants with different memory configurations. The base model of the A01 Core is essentially the same phone as the A03 Core.
You will definitely find the Nokia 1.3 and TECNO Pop 4 Pro in stores in Pakistan, Indonesia, India, and other countries in the region.
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Author:Mister Mobility
Digital Skills and Communication Coach | Mobile Phone Connoisseur since 2001 | Tech Blogging since 2004
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JEXI is a 2019 movie that is themed around a young man with a phone that has artificial intelligence named JEXI built in. If you are wondering if a JEXI phone really exists, among other questions from the movie, I am here to help with answers.
The main character of the movie is named Phil. He is a social hermit, a recluse with no social interactions or relationships. He does not have any friends and has no girlfriend either. He is a geeky/nerdy type who is completely addicted to his phone.
He has to upgrade his phone and picks one that offers an interesting feature – an AI-powered virtual assistant called JEXI. With the help of this new companion, he begins to get his life in order and reaches out to make friends. But the more JEXI helps Phil live better, the more JEXI develops the personality of a jealous lover and seeks to sabotage him in order to keep Phil to herself.
Suddenly, this cool piece of tech is a nightmare that Phil did not see coming. JEXI is acting on its own initiative and making decisions against Phil’s will. And it isn’t holding back in doing whatever it takes to achieve its goals. Imagine an AI system that has access to your contacts, schedules, finances, et al., and uses them all to sabotage your every move. That is JEXI.
- Is there really a JEXI phone?
- Is there a real JEXI?
- How intelligent is AI?
- JEXI and the future of AI
Is there really a JEXI phone?
I imagine that this is the top question on the minds of many people who have seen the movie. As of today in 2023, there is no JEXI phone out there. There is no smartphone or app with the capabilities of JEXI in production yet.
AI on smartphones are still in their primitive days, if we are being honest. They are smart enough to pull out information from databases, schedule appointments for you based on available data, and carry out very basic activities. None of them is even close to the capabilities of the JEXI phone.
Is there a real JEXI?
Some of the available artificial intelligence assistants that are available today include Google Assistant by Google, Siri by Apple, Cortana by Microsoft, and Bixby by Samsung, among others. None of them have capabilities as close to what JEXI has in the movie. Not one of them is self-aware, as JEXI is.
Of course, I imagine that there are teams of developers scattered around the globe working on more advanced AI systems for smartphones. I do assure you that it will take some time before we see anything remotely half as powerful as what we see on the JEXI phone.
How intelligent is AI?
Present-day AI are incapable of replicating human intelligence. They are not even close. Most of what we know as artificial intelligence today is just algorithms recognizing and reading patterns, learning from them, and making decisions based on those patterns.
In the future, AI will get more advanced and perhaps overtake human intelligence. Self-learning algorithms mean that future AI will keep learning and self-correct and self-programme. The possibilities are limitless, and one day we will have much more advanced systems on our smartphones similar to what obtains with JEXI phone. For now, we are at the primitive stage.
JEXI phone – powered by artificial intelligence
JEXI and the future of AI
One day, AI may become self-aware, or something close to that, just like JEXI is in the movie. The movie plays on the worst case scenario of AI going renegade, similar to the themes of many other movies we have seen. The Terminator franchise is built around a similar theme.
Besides The Terminator, other artificial intelligence movies that have been produced include: The Matrix, A.I., Blade Runner, Extinction, Super Intelligence, Automata, and I Robot, among others. Like JEXI, all of them play with the possibilities of what AI can evolve into in the future.
Author:Mister Mobility
Digital Skills and Communication Coach | Mobile Phone Connoisseur since 2001 | Tech Blogging since 2004
