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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / UMTS / 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
			UMTS 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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

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

Body	Dimensions	139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)	144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in)
	Weight	123 g (4.34 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)
	Build	Aluminum frame, plastic back	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
			- Samsung Pay

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)	5.2 inches, 74.5 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 (~424 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to 7.0 (Nougat)	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410	Exynos 7580 Octa Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 - China only
	CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only
	GPU	Adreno 306	Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 405 - China only

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	16 GB, 2 GB RAM	16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	13 MP (f/2.0, 28mm), autofocus, LED flash, check quality	13 MP (f/1.9, 28mm), OIS, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps, check quality	1080p@30fps, check quality
	Secondary	5 MP (f/2.2, 23mm)	5 MP (f/1.9, 24mm), 1080p

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	- 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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes (LTE model only)	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio, recording	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
	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	- Fast battery charging - 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	Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 15 h (3G)	Up to 16 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 68 h	Up to 75 h

Misc
	Colors	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold	Black, White, Gold, Pink
	SAR	0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 260 EUR	About 270 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 555 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 569 Basemark X: 1897	Basemark OS II 2.0: 833 / Basemark X: 4947
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.789 (sunlight)3.789
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 57dB, noise 60dB, ring 66dB	Voice 65dB, noise 66dB, ring 66dB
	Audio quality	Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB	Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -53.0dB
	Battery life	74h endurance rating	91h endurance rating