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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
			HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41	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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE

Launch	Announced	2018, September. Released 2018, October	2019, December 12
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2019, December 16

Body	Dimensions	161.4 x 76.9 x 7.9 mm (6.35 x 3.03 x 0.31 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	178 g (6.28 oz)	172 g (6.07 oz)
	Build	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display	Type	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
	Size	6.0 inches, 91.4 cm2 (~73.6% screen-to-body ratio)	6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1480 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~274 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
	Protection		Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2	Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm)	Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Adreno 308	Mali-G72 MP3

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
		eMMC 5.1	UFS 2.0

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF 5 MP, f/1.9, (depth)	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, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/1.9	32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
	Features	LED flash	HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
	NFC	Yes (market dependent)	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	Stereo FM radio, recording	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
		ANT+	Virtual proximity sensing ANT+

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging		15W wired

Misc
	Colors	Black, Gray, Red, Blue	Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Pink
	SAR		0.80 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.31 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)	0.37 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-J610F, SM-J610F, SM-J610G, SM-J610FN	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 200 EUR	About 100 EUR

Our Tests	Performance		AnTuTu: 113051 (v7), 175363 (v8) GeekBench: 5401 (v4.4), 1294 (v5.1) GFXBench: 5.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display		636 nits max brightness (measured)
	Loudspeaker		-28.6 LUFS (Average)
	Audio quality		Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB
	Battery (old)		Endurance rating 86h