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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 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)
	3D size compare	Size up
	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	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	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
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes (LTE model only)
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio	FM radio, recording
	USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG	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	18W wired
	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 (old)	Endurance rating 91h	Endurance rating 74h