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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 Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
		UMTS 2100
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU
			LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - A500YZ
			LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - A500M
			LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - 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
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2015, December	2014, October
	Status	Available. Released 2015, December	Available. Released 2014, December

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	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame	Aluminum frame, plastic back
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Nano-SIM
		Samsung Pay

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	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 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	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only	microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16 GB, 2 GB RAM	16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), OIS, AF	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
		Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi 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+	ANT+ S-Voice

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh battery
	Charging	Fast battery 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)
	Price	About 250 EUR	About 260 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 833 / Basemark X: 4947	Basemark OS II: 555 / 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