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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
			HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
			2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A515U
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 400/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE-A

Launch	Announced	2020, August 31	2019, December 12
	Status	Available. Released 2020, September 11	Available. Released 2019, December 16

Body	Dimensions	163.9 x 76.3 x 9.5 mm (6.45 x 3.00 x 0.37 in)	158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm (6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	213 g (7.51 oz)	172 g (6.07 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3+), plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED Plus	Super AMOLED
	Size	6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~86.7% screen-to-body ratio)	6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3+	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1	Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
	Chipset	Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730G (8 nm)	Exynos 9611 (10nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver)	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Adreno 618	Mali-G72 MP3

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
			UFS 2.0

Main Camera	Modules	64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)	48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm	32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
	Features	HDR	HDR
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio, RDS	FM radio
	USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
			Virtual proximity sensing ANT+

Battery	Type	Li-Po 7000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	25W wired, 100% in 115 min (advertised) Reverse wired	15W wired
	Stand-by
	Talk time

Misc
	Colors	Celestial Black, Electric Blue, White	Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Pink
	SAR	1.38 W/kg (head)	0.80 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.61 W/kg (head)     1.45 W/kg (body)	0.37 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-M515F, SM-M515F/DSN	SM-A515F, SM-A515F/DSN, SM-A515F/DS, SM-A515F/DST, SM-A515F/DSM, SM-A515F/N, SM-A515U, SM-A515U1, SM-A515W, SM-A515X, SM-S515DL
	Price	About 470 EUR	About 240 EUR

Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 266620 (v8) GeekBench: 1774 (v5.1) GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 113051 (v7), 175363 (v8) GeekBench: 5401 (v4.4), 1294 (v5.1) GFXBench: 5.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	-28.5 LUFS (Average)	-28.6 LUFS (Average)
	Audio quality		Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB
	Battery life	156h endurance rating	86h endurance rating