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Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
  2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66 - SM-A426U
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
  2, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A426U
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2020, September 02 2020, November 24
Status Available. Released 2020, November 11 Available. Released 2020, December 21
Body Dimensions 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in) 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm (6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
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Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Display Type Super AMOLED PLS LCD
Size 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio) 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~82.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density) 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1
Chipset Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 619 PowerVR GE8320
Memory Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
 UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera Modules 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 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), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera Modules 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 8 MP, f/2.2
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio, RDS, recording
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
Features Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
  Virtual proximity sensing
Battery Type Li-Po 5000 mAh Li-Po 5000 mAh
Charging 15W wired 15W wired
Misc
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Black, White, Blue, Red
SAR EU 1.15 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)     0.67 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260, SM-A426U, SM-A426U1, SM-A426N SM-A125F/DSN, SM-A125F/DS, SM-A125F, SM-A125M, SM-A125U, SM-A125U1, SM-A125N, SM-A125W
Price $ 139.20 / £ 160.00 $ 75.00 / C$ 139.99 / £ 73.01 / € 84.74
Tests Performance AnTuTu: 324686 (v8)
GeekBench: 1910 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 107189 (v8)
GeekBench: 1034 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 5fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 570 nits max brightness (measured) 1363:1 contrast ratio, 472 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker -30.1 LUFS (Below average) -30.4 LUFS (Below average)
Battery (old) Endurance rating 144h Endurance rating 123h

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