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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
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
			HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
			2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A515U
	Speed	HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE

Launch	Announced	2016, March 29. Released 2016, April	2019, December 12
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2019, December 16

Body	Dimensions	151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm (5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)	158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm (6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	170 g (6.00 oz)	172 g (6.07 oz)
	Build	Glass front, plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)	6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
	Protection		Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo)	Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm) Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)	Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Adreno 405 Mali-T830 MP1	Mali-G72 MP3

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 2GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
		eMMC 5.1	UFS 2.0

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF	48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/1.9	32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
	Features	LED flash	HDR
	Video		4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
	NFC	Yes (market dependent for dual-SIM model)	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio, RDS, recording	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
		ANT+	Virtual proximity sensing ANT+

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3300 mAh, removable	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging		15W wired
	Talk time	Up to 23 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 96 h

Misc
	Colors	White, Black, Gold, Rose Gold	Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Pink
	SAR	1.10 W/kg (head)     1.01 W/kg (body)	0.80 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.35 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)	0.37 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-J710FN, SM-J710F, SM-J710H, SM-J710M, SM-J710GN, SM-J710MN, SM-J710K, SM-J7108, SM-J710FQ	SM-A515F, SM-A515F/DSN, SM-A515F/DS, SM-A515F/DST, SM-A515F/DSM, SM-A515F/N, SM-A515U, SM-A515U1, SM-A515W, SM-A515X, SM-S515DL
	Price	About 230 EUR	$ 124.00 / C$ 189.73 / £ 76.89 / € 105.43

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1007 Basemark X: 11199	AnTuTu: 113051 (v7), 175363 (v8) GeekBench: 5401 (v4.4), 1294 (v5.1) GFXBench: 5.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.902 (sunlight)	636 nits max brightness (measured)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 64dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 68dB	-28.6 LUFS (Average)
	Audio quality	Noise -92.4dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB	Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 101h	Endurance rating 86h