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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, 17, 20, 28	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-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A

Launch	Announced	2017, March 29	2019, December 12
	Status	Available. Released 2017, April	Available. Released 2019, December 16

Body	Dimensions	159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm (6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)	158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm (6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	173 g (6.10 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 mins)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2 (~84.0% 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 (~529 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI	Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1
	Chipset	Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China	Exynos 9611 (10nm)
	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 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
		UFS 2.0 or 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	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, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS	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, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-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, USB On-The-Go

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 3500 mAh, non-removable (13.48 Wh)	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	Fast charging 15W Quick Charge 2.0 Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent	Fast charging 15W
	Stand-by
	Talk time

Misc
	Colors	Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink	Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Pink
	SAR	0.67 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)	0.80 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.27 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)	0.37 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-G955F, SM-G955FD, SM-G955W, SM-G955A, SM-G955P, SM-G955T, SM-G955V, SM-G955R4, SM-G955U, SM-G955S, SM-G955K, SM-G955L, SM-G955, SM-G955U1, SM-G955N, SM-G9550, SC-03J, G955F	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 430 EUR	$ 200.44 / C$ 430.00 / £ 299.00 / € 285.00 / ₹ 24,990

Tests	Performance	GeekBench: 6754 (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), 4.658(sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB	-28.6 LUFS (Average)
	Audio quality	Noise -92.2dB / Crosstalk -93.3dB	Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB
	Battery life	88h endurance rating	86h endurance rating