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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 800 / 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, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 32, 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 (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps	HSPA, LTE

Launch	Announced	2016, October 04. Released 2016, October 20	2019, December 12
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2019, December 16

Body	Dimensions	143.8 x 69.5 x 8.5 mm (5.66 x 2.74 x 0.33 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	143 g (5.04 oz)	172 g (6.07 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum/glass back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
		Water-repellent coating

Display	Type	AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~69.0% screen-to-body ratio)	6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 10	Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (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	No	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	32GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
		UFS 2.0	UFS 2.0

Main Camera	Modules	12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3", 1.55µm, PDAF	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, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@240fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2", 1.4µm	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

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	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	FM radio
	USB	USB Type-C 3.0	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 2770 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	18W wired, PD	15W wired
	Stand-by	Up to 456 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 26 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 110 h

Misc
	Colors	Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue	Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Pink
	SAR	0.92 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)	0.80 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.33 W/kg (head)     0.61 W/kg (body)	0.37 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)
	Models		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 290 EUR	About 100 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 2461 Basemark X: 33023	AnTuTu: 113051 (v7), 175363 (v8) GeekBench: 5401 (v4.4), 1294 (v5.1) GFXBench: 5.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: ∞	636 nits max brightness (measured)
	Loudspeaker	Voice 74dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 78dB	-28.6 LUFS (Average)
	Audio quality	Noise -93.0dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB	Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 64h	Endurance rating 86h