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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 - A700FD, A700F
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A700F
			1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 - A700FD
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2015, December. Released 2015, December	2015, January. Released 2015, February
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm (5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)	151 x 76.2 x 6.3 mm (5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 in)
	Weight	172 g (6.07 oz)	141 g (4.97 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Nano-SIM

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~74.3% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform	OS	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
	Chipset	Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China	Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - A700FD Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm) - A700F
	CPU	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China	Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - A700FD Octa-core (4x1.8 Cortex-A15 GHz & 4x1.3 Cortex-A7 GHz) - A700F
	GPU	Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 405 - China	Adreno 405 - A700FD Mali-T628 MP6 - A700F

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 3GB RAM	16GB 2GB RAM
		eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5	eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF, OIS	13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)	5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
	Video	1080p@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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio	FM radio, RDS, recording
	USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
		ANT+	ANT+ S-Voice

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	18W wired
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 17 h (3G)	Up to 17 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 78 h	Up to 54 h

Misc
	Colors	Black, White, Gold, Pink	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
	SAR	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)	1.05 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.41 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)	0.41 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-A710F, SM-A710S, SM-A710M, SM-A710FD, SM-A710Y, SM-A7100, SM-A710L, SM-A710K, SM-A7108	SM-A700F, SM-A700FD, SM-A700K, SM-A700L, SM-A700S, SM-A700X
	Price	About 190 EUR	About 300 EUR

Tests	Performance		Basemark OS II 2.0: 813 Basemark X: 4802
	Display		Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.679 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker		Voice 64dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB
	Audio quality		Noise -95.2dB / Crosstalk -93.4dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 96h	Endurance rating 83h