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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A700FD, A700F	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A700F	3, 7, 8, 20
		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 - A700FD
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/21.1(AT&T)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2015, January. Released 2015, February	2014, March 25. Released 2014, March 27
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	151 x 76.2 x 6.3 mm (5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 in)	146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm (5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
	Weight	141 g (4.97 oz)	160 g (5.64 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super LCD3
	Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.7% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), Sense UI 6
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - A700FD Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm) - A700F	Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - A700FD Octa-core (4x1.8 Cortex-A15 GHz & 4x1.3 Cortex-A7 GHz) - A700F	Quad-core 2.3 GHz (US/EMEA)/ 2.5 GHz (Asia, China) Krait 400
	GPU	Adreno 405 - A700FD Mali-T628 MP6 - A700F	Adreno 330

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 2GB RAM	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
		eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5	eMMC 5.0

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF	4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3.0", 2µm, AF Auxiliary lens
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	HDR, panorama, dual-LED dual-tone flash
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)	5 MP, f/2.0
	Features		HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
			24-bit/192kHz audio

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.0, A2DP, aptX
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)	GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes	Yes (market/operator dependent)
	Infrared port	No	Yes
	Radio	FM radio, RDS, recording	Stereo FM radio, RDS
	USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
		ANT+ S-Voice

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 2600 mAh, non-removable
	Charging		18W wired, QC2
	Stand-by		Up to 271 h (2G) / Up to 496 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 17 h (3G)	Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 54 h

Misc
	Colors	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold	Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold
	SAR	1.05 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.41 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)	0.42 W/kg (head)     0.22 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-A700F, SM-A700FD, SM-A700K, SM-A700L, SM-A700S, SM-A700X	One_M8, M8x, 831C
	Price	About 300 EUR	About 250 EUR

Our Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 813 Basemark X: 4802	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1186 Basemark X: 12257
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.679 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1256 (nominal), 2.371 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 64dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB	Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -95.2dB / Crosstalk -93.4dB	Noise -95.4dB / Crosstalk -93.2dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 83h	Endurance rating 77h