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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
			HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - SM-A505U
	4G bands		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41
			1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 29, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A505U
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps	HSPA, LTE

Launch	Announced	2013, March. Released 2013, April	2019, February 25. Released 2019, March 18
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)	158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm (6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	130 g (4.59 oz)	166 g (5.86 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Micro-SIM	· Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)	6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI	Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.0
	Chipset	Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)	Exynos 9610 (10 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	PowerVR SGX544MP3	Mali-G72 MP3

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
		eMMC 5.0	UFS 2.1

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF	25 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm Auxiliary lens
	Features	LED flash, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)	25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
	Features		HDR
	Video	1080p@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, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes (market dependent)
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	No	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
		ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures	ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)	15W wired
	Stand-by	Up to 370 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 17 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 62 h

Misc
	Colors	White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition	Black, White, Blue, Coral
	SAR	0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)	1.31 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)	0.27 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)
	Models	GT-I9500, SGH-I337M, SGH-M919, GT-I9507V, SHV-E330L, SPH-L720T, SHV-E300S, SHV-E300L, SHV-E300K, GT-I9507, SGH-M919N	SM-A505F, SM-A505FN, SM-A505GN, SM-A505G, SM-A505FM, SM-A505YN, SM-A505W, SM-A505X, SM-A505U, SM-A505GT, SM-A505U1, SM-A505G, SM-A505N, SM-S506DL
	Price	About 320 EUR	About 270 EUR

Our Tests	Performance		AnTuTu: 144574 (v7) GeekBench: 5396 (v4.4) GFXBench: 8fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.352:1 (sunlight)	551 nits max brightness (measured)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB	Voice 68dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 82dB
	Audio quality	Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB	Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 65h	Endurance rating 98h