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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
		3, 7, 8, 28 - A500YZ
		1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - A500M
		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 - A500Y
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2014, October 30. Released 2014, December	2014, February. Released 2014, April
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)	142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
	Weight	123 g (4.34 oz)	145 g (5.11 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Micro-SIM
			IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)	5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
	GPU	Adreno 306	Adreno 330

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

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF	16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF
	Features	LED flash, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)	2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
	Features		Dual video call
	Video		1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	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, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes (LTE model only)	Yes
	Infrared port	No	Yes
	Radio	FM radio, recording	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), OTG

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate
		ANT+ S-Voice	ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable
	Charging		Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
	Stand-by		Up to 390 h
	Talk time	Up to 15 h (3G)	Up to 21 h
	Music play	Up to 68 h	Up to 67 h

Misc
	Colors	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold	Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
	SAR	0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)	1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)	0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-A5000, SM-A5009, SM-A500F, SM-A500F1, SM-A500FQ, SM-A500FU, SM-A500G, SM-A500H, SM-A500HQ, SM-A500K, SM-A500L, SM-A500S, SM-A500YZ, SM-A500Y, SM-A500W	SM-G900F, SM-G900I, SM-G900M, SM-G900T, SM-G900W8, SM-G900H, SM-G900FD, SM-G900P, SM-G900A, SC-04F, SM-G9008W, SM-G900L, SM-G900FQ, SM-G900K, SM-G900S, SCL23, SM-G900D, SM-G900MD, SM-G900V, SM-G900T3, SM-G900T1, SM-G9008V, SM-G9006W
	Price	About 360 EUR	About 250 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 569 Basemark X: 1897	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060 Basemark X: 11744
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB	Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB	Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB
	Battery life	74h endurance rating	83h endurance rating