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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 / 1900 / 2100
			HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
	Speed	HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE

Launch	Announced	2015, June 19. Released 2015, July 16	2019, December 12
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2020, January 17

Body	Dimensions	152.2 x 78.7 x 7.5 mm (5.99 x 3.10 x 0.30 in)	163.6 x 76 x 7.7 mm (6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	171 g (6.03 oz)	179 g (6.31 oz)
	Build	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), 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	Super AMOLED Plus
	Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)	6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)
	Protection		Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat)	Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm)	Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm) - Global Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730G (8 nm) - Philippines
	CPU	Octa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver)
	GPU	Adreno 405 Mali-T720MP2	Adreno 618

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 1.5GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
		eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5	UFS 2.1

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF	64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 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@30/240fps, 1080p@960fps; 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	LED flash	HDR
	Video		4K@30fps, 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 dependent)
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio, RDS, recording	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
		ANT+	ANT+

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 4500 mAh, non-removable
	Charging		25W wired
	Talk time	Up to 18 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 76 h

Misc
	Colors	White, Black, Gold	Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Silver, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Pink
	SAR	1.25 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)	0.98 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.50 W/kg (head)     0.37 W/kg (body)	0.51 W/kg (head)     1.56 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-J700F, SM-J700H, SM-J700M, SM-J700T, J7, SM-J700T1, SM-J700K, SM-J700P, SM-j7008	SM-A715F, SM-A715F/DS, SM-A715F/DSN, SM-A715F/DSM, SM-A715W, SM-A715X
	Price	About 200 EUR	About 120 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 709 Basemark X: 3922	AnTuTu: 192 458(v7), 263396 (v8) GeekBench: 7039 (v4.4), 1733 (v5.1) GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.879 (sunlight)	515 nits max brightness (measured)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 63dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 66dB	-29.0 LUFS (Average)
	Audio quality	Noise -96.1dB / Crosstalk -73.2dB	Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 91h	Endurance rating 102h