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Network Technology GSM / UMTS / 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
  UMTS 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Launch Announced 2015, December. Released 2015, December 2020, May 15
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2020, June 02
Body Dimensions 144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in) 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm (6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
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Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Display Type Super AMOLED PLS LCD
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio) 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~82.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density) 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1
Chipset Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm)
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only
Exynos 850 (8 nm)
CPU Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only
Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China only
Mali-G52
Memory Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB 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, OIS 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, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera Modules 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide) 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio, RDS, recording
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0
Features Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
Samsung Pay
Battery Type Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh
Charging 18W wired 15W wired
Talk time Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play Up to 75 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Black, White, Blue, Red
SAR 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)     0.42 W/kg (head)     1.54 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A5100, SM-A510F, SM-A510M, SM-A510Y, SM-A510FD, SM-A5108, SM-A510S, SM-A510K, SM-A510L, SM-A510 SM-A217F, SM-A217F/DS, SM-A217F/DSN, SM-A217M, SM-A217M/DS, SM-A217N
Price About 160 EUR About 220 EUR
Tests Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 833
Basemark X: 4947
AnTuTu: 107157 (v8)
GeekBench: 1100 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 11fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.789 (sunlight)3.789 1287:1 contrast ratio, 490 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 66dB -30.0 LUFS (Average)
Audio quality Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -53.0dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 91h Endurance rating 119h

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