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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
			HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
		3, 7, 8, 28 - A500YZ	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A515U
		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, LTE

Launch	Announced	2014, October 30. Released 2014, December	2019, December 12
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2019, December 16

Body	Dimensions	139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)	158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm (6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	123 g (4.34 oz)	172 g (6.07 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)	6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)	Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)	Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Adreno 306	Mali-G72 MP3

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 2GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
		eMMC 4.5	UFS 2.0

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF	48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
	Features	LED flash, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)	32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
	Features		HDR
	Video		4K@30fps, 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
	NFC	Yes (LTE model only)	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio, recording	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
		ANT+ S-Voice	Virtual proximity sensing ANT+

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging		15W wired
	Talk time	Up to 15 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 68 h

Misc
	Colors	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold	Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Pink
	SAR	0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)	0.80 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)	0.37 W/kg (head)     1.59 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-A515F, SM-A515F/DSN, SM-A515F/DS, SM-A515F/DST, SM-A515F/DSM, SM-A515F/N, SM-A515U, SM-A515U1, SM-A515W, SM-A515X, SM-S515DL
	Price	About 360 EUR	$ 126.90 / C$ 189.99 / £ 80.00 / € 165.00

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 569 Basemark X: 1897	AnTuTu: 113051 (v7), 175363 (v8) GeekBench: 5401 (v4.4), 1294 (v5.1) GFXBench: 5.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)	636 nits max brightness (measured)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB	-28.6 LUFS (Average)
	Audio quality	Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB	Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 74h	Endurance rating 86h