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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 - all versions
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
		UMTS 2100
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU
			3, 7, 8, 28 - A500YZ
			1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - A500M
			1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 - A500Y
	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	2014, October 30. Released 2014, December
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in)	139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
	Weight	155 g (5.47 oz)	123 g (4.34 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	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 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 7.0 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 405 - China only	Adreno 306

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

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
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes (LTE model only)
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio	FM radio, recording
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go	microUSB 2.0

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

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	Fast charging 18W
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 16 h (3G)	Up to 15 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 75 h	Up to 68 h

Misc
	Colors	Black, White, Gold, Pink	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
	SAR	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)	0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)	0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 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-A5000, SM-A5009, SM-A500F, SM-A500F1, SM-A500FQ, SM-A500FU, SM-A500G, SM-A500H, SM-A500HQ, SM-A500K, SM-A500L, SM-A500S, SM-A500YZ, SM-A500Y, SM-A500W
	Price	About 160 EUR	About 360 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 833 Basemark X: 4947	Basemark OS II 2.0: 569 Basemark X: 1897
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.789 (sunlight)3.789	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 66dB	Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -53.0dB	Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
	Battery life	91h endurance rating	74h endurance rating