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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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		UMTS 2100
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2015, December. Released 2015, December	2017, January. Released 2017, January
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in)	146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm (5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	155 g (5.47 oz)	157 g (5.54 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
			IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
			Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only	Exynos 7880 (14 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 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 405 - China only	Mali-T830MP3

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 2GB RAM	32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
		eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5	eMMC 5.1

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF, OIS	16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (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)	16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
	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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
		ANT+ Samsung Pay	ANT+ Samsung Pay

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	18W wired	18W wired
	Talk time	Up to 16 h (3G)	Up to 16 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 75 h	Up to 53 h

Misc
	Colors	Black, White, Gold, Pink	Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
	SAR	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)	0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)	0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 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-A520F, SM-A520F, SM-A520K, SM-A520L, SM-A520S, SM-A520W, SM-A520FD
	Price	About 160 EUR	About 190 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 833 Basemark X: 4947	GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.789 (sunlight)3.789	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.804 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 66dB	Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -53.0dB	Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -90.2dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 91h	Endurance rating 95h