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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 - A700FD, A700F
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A700F
		3, 7, 8, 28 - A500YZ	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 - A700FD
		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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2014, October 30. Released 2014, December	2015, January. Released 2015, February
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)	151 x 76.2 x 6.3 mm (5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 in)
	Weight	123 g (4.34 oz)	141 g (4.97 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - A700FD Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm) - A700F
	CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - A700FD Octa-core (4x1.8 Cortex-A15 GHz & 4x1.3 Cortex-A7 GHz) - A700F
	GPU	Adreno 306	Adreno 405 - A700FD Mali-T628 MP6 - A700F

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

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF	13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
	Features	LED flash, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)	5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
	Video		1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
	NFC	Yes (LTE model only)	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio, recording	FM radio, RDS, recording
	USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
		ANT+ S-Voice	ANT+ S-Voice

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, non-removable
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 15 h (3G)	Up to 17 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 68 h	Up to 54 h

Misc
	Colors	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
	SAR	0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)	1.05 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)	0.41 W/kg (head)     0.55 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-A700F, SM-A700FD, SM-A700K, SM-A700L, SM-A700S, SM-A700X
	Price	About 360 EUR	About 300 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 569 Basemark X: 1897	Basemark OS II 2.0: 813 Basemark X: 4802
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.679 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB	Voice 64dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB
	Audio quality	Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB	Noise -95.2dB / Crosstalk -93.4dB
	Battery life	74h endurance rating	83h endurance rating