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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
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Launch Announced 2017, January. Released 2017, January 2020, May 15
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2020, June 02
Body Dimensions 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm (5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in) 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm (6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
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Weight 157 g (5.54 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, aluminum frame Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display Type Super AMOLED PLS LCD
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio) 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~82.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density) 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1
Chipset Exynos 7880 (14 nm) Exynos 850 (8 nm)
CPU Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-T830MP3 Mali-G52
Memory Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio, RDS, recording
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
Features Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
Samsung Pay
Battery Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh
Charging 18W wired 15W wired
Talk time Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play Up to 53 h
Misc
Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud Black, White, Blue, Red
SAR 0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)     0.42 W/kg (head)     1.54 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A520F, SM-A520F, SM-A520K, SM-A520L, SM-A520S, SM-A520W, SM-A520FD SM-A217F, SM-A217F/DS, SM-A217F/DSN, SM-A217M, SM-A217M/DS, SM-A217N
Price About 190 EUR About 220 EUR
Tests Performance GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) AnTuTu: 107157 (v8)
GeekBench: 1100 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 11fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.804 (sunlight) 1287:1 contrast ratio, 490 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB -30.0 LUFS (Average)
Audio quality Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -90.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 95h Endurance rating 119h

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