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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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
		LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - A500YZ
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - A500M
		LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - A500Y
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2014, October	2015, June
	Status	Available. Released 2014, December	Available. Released 2015, June

Body	Dimensions	139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)	152.2 x 78.7 x 7.5 mm (5.99 x 3.10 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	123 g (4.34 oz)	171 g (6.03 oz)
	Build	Aluminum frame, plastic back	Plastic body
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to 7.0 (Nougat)	Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410	Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Exynos 7580 Octa
	CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Adreno 306	Adreno 405 Mali-T720MP2

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16 GB, 2 GB RAM	16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	13 MP (f/2.0, 28mm), autofocus, LED flash, check quality	13 MP (f/1.9, 28mm), autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama
	Video	1080p@30fps, check quality	1080p@30fps, check quality
	Secondary	5 MP (f/2.2, 23mm)	5 MP (f/2.2, 23mm), LED flash

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.1, A2DP
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes (LTE model only)	Yes (Snapdragon model only)
	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
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5
	Java	No	No
		- ANT+ support - S-Voice - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer	- ANT+ support - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 15 h (3G)	Up to 18 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 68 h	Up to 76 h

Misc
	Colors	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold	White, Black, Gold
	SAR	0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)	1.25 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)	0.50 W/kg (head)     0.37 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 260 EUR	About 200 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 555 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 569 Basemark X: 1897	Basemark OS II 2.0: 709 / Basemark X: 3922
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.879 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 57dB, noise 60dB, ring 66dB	Voice 63dB, noise 62dB, ring 66dB
	Audio quality	Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB	Noise -96.1dB / Crosstalk -73.2dB
	Battery life	74h endurance rating	91h endurance rating