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Network	Technology	GSM / 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 / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
	Speed	HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2016, March 29. Released 2016, April	2015, December. Released 2015, December
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm (5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)	151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm (5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
	Weight	170 g (6.00 oz)	172 g (6.07 oz)
	Build	Glass front, plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~74.3% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
	Protection		Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform	OS	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo)	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm) Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)	Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China
	CPU	Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China
	GPU	Adreno 405 Mali-T830 MP1	Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 405 - China

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

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF, OIS
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/1.9	5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
	Features	LED flash
	Video		1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes (market dependent for dual-SIM model)	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio, RDS, recording	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go	microUSB 2.0

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
		ANT+	ANT+

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3300 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable
	Charging		Fast charging 18W
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 23 h (3G)	Up to 17 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 96 h	Up to 78 h

Misc
	Colors	White, Black, Gold, Rose Gold	Black, White, Gold, Pink
	SAR	1.10 W/kg (head)     1.01 W/kg (body)	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.35 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)	0.41 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-J710FN, SM-J710F, SM-J710H, SM-J710M, SM-J710GN, SM-J710MN, SM-J710K, SM-J7108, SM-J710FQ	SM-A710F, SM-A710S, SM-A710M, SM-A710FD, SM-A710Y, SM-A7100, SM-A710L, SM-A710K, SM-A7108
	Price	About 230 EUR	About 190 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1007 Basemark X: 11199
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.902 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 64dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 68dB
	Audio quality	Noise -92.4dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB
	Battery life	101h endurance rating	96h endurance rating