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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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	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, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66	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 (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA, LTE

Launch	Announced	2017, August 23	2019, December 12
	Status	Available. Released 2017, September	Available. Released 2019, December 16

Body	Dimensions	162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 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	195 g (6.88 oz)	172 g (6.07 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus

Display	Type	Super AMOLED, HDR10	Super AMOLED
	Size	6.3 inches, 101.1 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)	6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~521 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
		3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)	Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
	Chipset	Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China	Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China	Mali-G72 MP3

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
		UFS 2.1	UFS 2.0

Main Camera	Modules	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom	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	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)	32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
	Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR	HDR
	Video	1440p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		32-bit/384kHz audio

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	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	FM radio
	USB	USB Type-C 3.1	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features	Sensors	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
		Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)	Virtual proximity sensing ANT+

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)	15W wired
	Talk time	Up to 22 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 74 h

Misc
	Colors	Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink	Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Pink
	SAR	0.61 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)	0.80 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.17 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)	0.37 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K, SM-N950FD	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 500 EUR	$ 129.72 / C$ 172.90 / £ 99.95 / € 108.79 / ₹ 18,049

Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 201065 (v7) GeekBench: 6784 (v4.4) GFXBench: 13fps (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: Infinite (nominal), 4.148(sunlight)	636 nits max brightness (measured)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 67dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB	-28.6 LUFS (Average)
	Audio quality	Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -93.2dB	Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 89h	Endurance rating 86h