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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
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2017, June. Released 2017, June	2017, September. Released 2017, September
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	146.2 x 71.3 x 8 mm (5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)	155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm (6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	160 g (5.64 oz)	165 g (5.82 oz)
	Build	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame
	SIM	· Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
	Size	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 82.6 cm2 (~70.1% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~282 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
	Protection		Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI	Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), Android One
	Chipset	Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Mali-T830 MP1	Adreno 506

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
	Internal	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM	32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
		eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF	12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, PDAF 12 MP, f/2.6, 50mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
	Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/1.9, 1/3.1", 1.12µm	5 MP
	Features	LED flash
	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	4.1, A2DP	4.2, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	No
	Infrared port	No	Yes
	Radio	FM radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity
		ANT+

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 3080 mAh, non-removable
	Charging		10W wired
	Talk time	Up to 21 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 83 h

Misc
	Colors	Blue, Pink, Gold, Black	Black, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
	SAR		1.75 W/kg (head)     0.76 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.35 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-J530F, SM-J530Y, SM-J530FM, SM-J530G, SM-J530YM, SM-J530L, SM-J530S, SM-J530K, SM-J530GM	MDG2, MDI2
	Price	About 130 EUR	About 170 EUR

Our Tests	Performance	GeekBench: 3667 (v4.4) GFXBench: 3.8fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	GeekBench: 4292 (v4.4) GFXBench: 3.5fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.599 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1570:1 (nominal), 2.689 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 82dB	Voice 74dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 90dB
	Audio quality	Noise -85.0dB / Crosstalk -90.3dB	Noise -91.0dB / Crosstalk -82.5dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 97h	Endurance rating 87h