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

Launch	Announced	2015, June 19. Released 2015, July 16	2020, May 15
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2020, June 02

Body	Dimensions	152.2 x 78.7 x 7.5 mm (5.99 x 3.10 x 0.30 in)	163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm (6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	171 g (6.03 oz)	192 g (6.77 oz)
	Build	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
	SIM	Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	PLS LCD
	Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)	6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~82.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)	720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)

Platform	OS	Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat)	Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm)	Exynos 850 (8nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
	GPU	Adreno 405 Mali-T720MP2	Mali-G52

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 1.5GB RAM	32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
		eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5	eMMC 5.1

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF	48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
	Features	LED flash, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)	13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
	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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
	NFC	Yes (Snapdragon model only)	Yes (market/region dependent)
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio, RDS, recording	FM radio, RDS, recording
	USB	microUSB 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
		ANT+

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, removable	Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging		15W wired
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 18 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 76 h

Misc
	Colors	White, Black, Gold	Black, White, Blue, Red
	SAR	1.25 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.50 W/kg (head)     0.37 W/kg (body)	0.42 W/kg (head)     1.54 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-J700F, SM-J700H, SM-J700M, SM-J700T, J7, SM-J700T1, SM-J700K, SM-J700P, SM-j7008	SM-A217F, SM-A217F/DS, SM-A217F/DSN, SM-A217M, SM-A217M/DS, SM-A217N
	Price	About 200 EUR	About 220 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 709 Basemark X: 3922	AnTuTu: 107157 (v8) GeekBench: 1100 (v5.1) GFXBench: 11fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.879 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1287:1 (nominal)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 63dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 66dB	-30.0 LUFS (Average)
	Audio quality	Noise -96.1dB / Crosstalk -73.2dB
	Battery life	91h endurance rating	119h endurance rating