ImageTagInstance gallery-0ca0c1e6-69a1-496a-846f-bddbeca86430 IntroductionFor a third time in a row, Samsung starts the year by releasing three new mid-range phones of the Galaxy A series, and the 2017 edition of the lineup is the most impressive yet. Samsung has made three phones that have an exceptional look and feel, just like its most expensive phones, and the new HTMLTagInstance html-tag-fad222c0-a30f-49a1-802e-7c2533a6d3c8 Galaxy A3 (2017) is the most compact, the most affordable and the cutest of the three.The new A3 (2017) is a 4.7-inch phone with a Super AMOLED display and a look nearly identical to that of the HTMLTagInstance html-tag-f1b6c1a5-74b6-4e80-99da-9eee7f07f8c8 Galaxy S7 with the same stylish glass and metal construction, and even the same high water protection rating, a first in a phone in this price class.Clearly, Samsung has taken some shortcuts: the new A3 uses a less powerful chip than the top dogs, features less storage and makes some other compromises, but ca...