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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
			HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 3, 7, 8, 20	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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE

Launch	Announced	2016, April 20. Released 2016, May 15	2019, December 12
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2019, December 16

Body	Dimensions	146.8 x 72.6 x 7.5 mm (5.78 x 2.86 x 0.30 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	147 g (5.19 oz)	172 g (6.07 oz)
	Build	Glass front, plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display	Type	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~69.9% screen-to-body ratio)	6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
	Protection		Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), EMUI 4.1	Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
	Chipset	Kirin 650 (16 nm)	Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Mali-T830MP2	Mali-G72 MP3

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 2GB RAM, 16GB 3GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
			UFS 2.0

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.1", 1.12µm, 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	8 MP, f/2.0	32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
	Features		HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		24-bit/192kHz audio

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, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
	NFC	Yes (L31, L21 only)	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

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

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging		15W wired

Misc
	Colors	Black, White, Gold	Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Pink
	SAR		0.80 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	1.38 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)	0.37 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)
	Models	VNS-L31, VNS-L21, VNS-L22, VNS-L23, VNS-L53, VNS-AL00, VNS-L62, VNS-L52, VNS-DL00, VNS-TL00, DIG-L22	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 210 EUR	$ 124.00 / C$ 168.18 / £ 91.50 / € 136.63

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1242 Basemark X: 7681	AnTuTu: 113051 (v7), 175363 (v8) GeekBench: 5401 (v4.4), 1294 (v5.1) GFXBench: 5.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1192 (nominal), 2.679 (sunlight)	636 nits max brightness (measured)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 83dB	-28.6 LUFS (Average)
	Audio quality	Noise -97.8dB / Crosstalk -97.2dB	Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 79h	Endurance rating 86h