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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 - SM-A505U
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41
			1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 29, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A505U
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE

Launch	Announced	2017, January. Released 2017, January	2019, February 25. Released 2019, March 18
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm (5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)	158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm (6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	157 g (5.54 oz)	166 g (5.86 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
	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	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)	6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)	Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.0
	Chipset	Exynos 7880 (14 nm)	Exynos 9610 (10 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Mali-T830MP3	Mali-G72 MP3

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
		eMMC 5.1	UFS 2.1

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF	25 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm Auxiliary lens
	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	25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
	Features		HDR
	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	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 dependent)
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio	FM radio
	USB	USB Type-C 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
		ANT+ Samsung Pay	ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
	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, Coral
	SAR	0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)	1.31 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)	0.27 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-A520F, SM-A520F, SM-A520K, SM-A520L, SM-A520S, SM-A520W, SM-A520FD	SM-A505F, SM-A505FN, SM-A505GN, SM-A505G, SM-A505FM, SM-A505YN, SM-A505W, SM-A505X, SM-A505U, SM-A505GT, SM-A505U1, SM-A505G, SM-A505N, SM-S506DL
	Price	About 190 EUR	About 270 EUR

Our Tests	Performance	GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 144574 (v7) GeekBench: 5396 (v4.4) GFXBench: 8fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.804 (sunlight)	551 nits max brightness (measured)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB	Voice 68dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 82dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -90.2dB	Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 95h	Endurance rating 98h