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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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
			HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41	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 Cat6, Cat9 (3CA) or LTE Cat12 (3CA) 600/150 Mbps	HSPA, LTE

Launch	Announced	2016, September 07. Released 2016, October 21	2019, December 12
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2019, December 16

Body	Dimensions	159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm (6.29 x 3.07 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	174 g (6.14 oz)	172 g (6.07 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum back, aluminum frame (6000 series)	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
		MIL-STD-810G compliant* *does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions

Display	Type	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.7 inches, 90.3 cm2 (~72.4% screen-to-body ratio)	6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~513 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
		Secondary display, 160 x 1040 pixels, 2.1 inches

Platform	OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)	Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)	Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Adreno 530	Mali-G72 MP3

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
		UFS 2.1	UFS 2.0

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/1.8, 29mm (standard), 1/2.6", 3-axis OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.2", no 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	Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec.	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		HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		32-bit/192kHz audio 24-bit/192kHz audio recording B&O Play certified

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	FM radio, RDS (market dependent)	FM radio
	USB	USB Type-C 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

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

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	18W wired, PD, QC3	15W wired

Misc
	Colors	Titan, Silver, Pink	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		0.37 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)
	Models	H990, H918, H910, LS997, US996, VS995, F800L, F800S, F800K, H915, H910PR	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 190 EUR	About 100 EUR

Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 126973 (v7) GFXBench: 12fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 113051 (v7), 175363 (v8) GeekBench: 5401 (v4.4), 1294 (v5.1) GFXBench: 5.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1097 (nominal), 3.402 (sunlight)	636 nits max brightness (measured)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 80dB	-28.6 LUFS (Average)
	Audio quality	Noise -93.0dB / Crosstalk -93.7dB	Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 68h	Endurance rating 86h