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Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / UMTS / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  UMTS 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2017, January. Released 2017, January 2015, December. Released 2015, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body Dimensions 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm (5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in) 144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in)
Weight 157 g (5.54 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Display Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio) 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 Always-on display
Platform OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Exynos 7880 (14 nm) Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm)
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only
CPU Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only
GPU Mali-T830MP3 Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China only
Memory Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5
Main Camera Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF, OIS
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 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
Video 1080p@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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Features Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
 ANT+
Samsung Pay
ANT+
Samsung Pay
Battery Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable
Charging Fast charging 18W Fast charging 18W
Stand-by
Talk time Up to 16 h (3G) Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play Up to 53 h Up to 75 h
Misc
Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud Black, White, Gold, Pink
SAR 0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)     0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)     0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A520F, SM-A520F, SM-A520K, SM-A520L, SM-A520S, SM-A520W SM-A5100, SM-A510F, SM-A510M, SM-A510Y, SM-A510FD, SM-A5108, SM-A510S, SM-A510K, SM-A510L, SM-A510
Price About 190 EUR About 160 EUR
Tests Performance GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) Basemark OS II 2.0: 833
Basemark X: 4947
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.804 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.789 (sunlight)3.789
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -90.2dB Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -53.0dB
Battery life 95h endurance rating 91h endurance rating

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