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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SM-A315F
			HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - SM-A315G
	4G bands	1, 3, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41 - SM-A315F
			1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - SM-A315G
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE

Launch	Announced	2018, March 20	2020, March 24
	Status	Available. Released 2018, March 26	Available. Released 2020, April 27

Body	Dimensions	148.6 x 71.2 x 7.4 mm (5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 in)	159.3 x 73.1 x 8.6 mm (6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	145 g (5.11 oz)	185 g (6.53 oz)
	Build	Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display	Type	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.84 inches, 85.1 cm2 (~80.5% screen-to-body ratio)	6.4 inches, 98.9 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~411 ppi density)

Platform	OS	Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.0	Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1
	Chipset	Kirin 659 (16 nm)	Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 (12 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55)
	GPU	Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-G52 MC2

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	32GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
		eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/2.2, 1/3.1", 1.0µm, PDAF 2 MP, (depth)	48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
	Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), 1/2.8", 1.12µm 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm (AL00 for India; TL00 for China)	20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (LX2/LX3) or a/b/g/n/ac (LX1/LX2J), Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
	NFC	Yes (LX1 only)	Yes (market/region dependent)
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio	FM radio, RDS, recording
	USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro (except LX2, AL00), proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
			Virtual proximity sensing

Battery	Type	Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 5000 mAh
	Charging	18W wired	15W wired

Misc
	Colors	Klein Blue, Sakura Pink, Midnight Black	Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Red, Prism Crush White
	SAR EU		0.49 W/kg (head)     1.68 W/kg (body)
	Models	NE-TL00, ANE-LX1, ANE-LX2, ANE-LX3, ANE-LX2J, ANE-AL00, ANE-L23, ANE-L22, ANE-L21, HWV32, ANE-TL00, ANY-LX2	SM-A315F, SM-A315F/DS, SM-A315G/DS, SM-A315G, SM-A315N
	Price	About 240 EUR	£ 197.03 / € 167.25

Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 87431 (v7) GeekBench: 3756 (v4.4) GFXBench: 2.8fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 151815 (v8) GeekBench: 5096 (v4.4), 1216 (v5.1) GFXBench: 7fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1785:1 (nominal), 2.952 (sunlight)	635 nits max brightness (measured)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 84dB	-30.9 LUFS (Below average)
	Audio quality	Noise -87.9dB / Crosstalk -82.1dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 77h	Endurance rating 124h