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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
	Speed	HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2015, June 19. Released 2015, July 28	2020, November 24
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2020, December 21

Body	Dimensions	142.1 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm (5.59 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)	164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm (6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	146 g (5.15 oz)	205 g (7.23 oz)
	Build	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	PLS LCD
	Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~67.5% screen-to-body ratio)	6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~82.1% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)	720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)

Platform	OS	Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)	Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)	Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Adreno 306	PowerVR GE8320

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	8GB 1.5GB RAM, 16GB 1.5GB RAM	32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
		eMMC 4.5	eMMC 5.1

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF	48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), AF 5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
	Features	LED flash	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)	8 MP, f/2.2
	Features	LED flash
	Video		1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
	NFC	Yes (market dependent)	Yes (market/region dependent)
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio, RDS, recording	FM radio, RDS, recording
	USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
		ANT+	Virtual proximity sensing

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable	Li-Po 5000 mAh
	Charging		15W wired
	Talk time	Up to 18 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 62 h

Misc
	Colors	White, Black, Gold	Black, White, Blue, Red
	SAR	0.80 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.61 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)	0.67 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-J500F, SM-J500G, SM-J500FN, SM-J500Y, SM-J500M, J500S, SM-J500H, SM-J5007, J5, SM-J500N0, SM-J5008	SM-A125F/DSN, SM-A125F/DS, SM-A125F, SM-A125M, SM-A125U, SM-A125U1, SM-A125N, SM-A125W
	Price	About 160 EUR	$ 76.49 / C$ 139.99 / £ 74.44 / € 110.39 / ₹ 9,999

Tests	Performance		AnTuTu: 107189 (v8) GeekBench: 1034 (v5.1) GFXBench: 5fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display		1363:1 contrast ratio, 472 nits max brightness (measured)
	Loudspeaker		-30.4 LUFS (Below average)
	Battery (old)		Endurance rating 123h