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Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
Launch Announced 2018, October. Released 2018, November 2017, December. Released 2018, January
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body Dimensions 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm (6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 in) 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm (5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
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Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.3 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~80.1% screen-to-body ratio) 5.6 inches, 79.6 cm2 (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~393 ppi density) 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Chipset Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) Exynos 7885 (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 512 Mali-G71
Memory Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 64GB 6GB RAM, 64GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera Modules 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF
10 MP f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8”, 1.12µm, PDAF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera Modules 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  24-bit/192kHz 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 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
Features Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+
Samsung Pay
ANT+
Samsung Pay
Battery Type Li-Ion 3800 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired 18W wired
Talk time Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play Up to 66 h
Misc
Colors Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
SAR 0.27 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)     0.24 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A920F, SM-A9200, SM-A920N, SM-A920X SM-A530F, SM-A530F, SM-A530K, SM-A530L, SM-A530S, SM-A530N, SM-A530W
Price About 550 EUR About 250 EUR
Tests Performance AnTuTu: 140500 (v7)
GeekBench: 5763 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 8.3fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
GeekBench: 4418 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.220 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinity (nominal), 3.842 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 77dB Voice 69dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 81dB
Audio quality Noise -90.6dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB Noise -92.1dB / Crosstalk -90.0dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 88h Endurance rating 92h

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