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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
			HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
			2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A515U
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE

Launch	Announced	2015, March 01. Released 2015, April	2019, December 12
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2019, December 16

Body	Dimensions	142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm (5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 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	132 g (4.66 oz)	172 g (6.07 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), 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	5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio)	6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), TouchWiz UI	Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
	Chipset	Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)	Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Mali-T760MP8	Mali-G72 MP3

Memory	Card slot	No	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
		UFS 2.0	UFS 2.0

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS	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, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)	32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
	Features	HDR	HDR
	Video	1440p@30fps	4K@30fps, 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	No	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
		ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)	Virtual proximity sensing ANT+

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	15W wired Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)	15W wired
	Talk time	Up to 18 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 50 h

Misc
	Colors	White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald	Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Pink
	SAR	1.58 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)	0.80 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.33 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)	0.37 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-G9250, SM-G925A, SM-G925F, SM-G925FQ, SM-G925I, SM-G925K, SM-G925L, SM-G925S, SM-G925T, SC-04G, 404SC, SM-G925D, SM-G925J	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 280 EUR	$ 124.00 / C$ 189.98 / £ 76.00 / € 95.99

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1750 Basemark X: 27046	AnTuTu: 113051 (v7), 175363 (v8) GeekBench: 5401 (v4.4), 1294 (v5.1) GFXBench: 5.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight)	636 nits max brightness (measured)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 71dB	-28.6 LUFS (Average)
	Audio quality	Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -95.7dB	Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 73h	Endurance rating 86h