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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
		CDMA 800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - SM-A326U
	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, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 38, 39, 40, 66, 71 - SM-A326U
	5G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
		25, 41, 66, 71 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-A326U
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat16 1024/75 Mbps, 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 400/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2021, January 13	2020, August 31
	Status	Available. Released 2021, January 22	Available. Released 2020, September 11

Body	Dimensions	164.2 x 76.1 x 9.1 mm (6.46 x 3.00 x 0.36 in)	163.9 x 76.3 x 9.5 mm (6.45 x 3.00 x 0.37 in)
	Weight	205 g (7.23 oz)	213 g (7.51 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3+), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display	Type	TFT LCD, 60Hz (International), 90Hz (SM-A326U only)	Super AMOLED Plus
	Size	6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~81.6% screen-to-body ratio)	6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~86.7% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3+

Platform	OS	Android 11, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1	Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1
	Chipset	MediaTek MT6853 Dimensity 720 (7 nm)	Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730G (8 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver)
	GPU	Mali-G57 MC3	Adreno 618

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)	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)
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm	32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
	Features		HDR
	Video	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, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
	NFC	Yes (market/region dependent)	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio	FM radio, RDS
	USB	USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go	USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
		Virtual proximity sensing

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 7000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	Fast charging 15W	Fast charging 25W, 100% in 115 min (advertised) Reverse charging
	Stand-by
	Talk time

Misc
	Colors	Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Blue, Awesome Violet	Celestial Black, Electric Blue, White
	SAR		1.38 W/kg (head)
	SAR EU	0.33 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)	0.61 W/kg (head)     1.45 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-A326B, SM-A326B/DS, SM-A326BR/DS, SM-A326BR, SM-A326U, SM-A326W, SM-A326U1	SM-M515F, SM-M515F/DSN
	Price	$ 125.00 / C$ 430.48 / £ 204.99 / € 200.84 / Rp 3,950,000	$ 429.00 / £ 625.00 / € 399.00 / Rp 2,939,300

Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 226561 (v8) GeekBench: 1673 (v5.1)	AnTuTu: 266620 (v8) GeekBench: 1774 (v5.1) GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1470:1 (nominal)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	-28.5 LUFS (Average)	-28.5 LUFS (Average)
	Battery life	123h endurance rating	156h endurance rating