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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	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - SM-A505U
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 29, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A505U
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE

Launch	Announced	2019, January 28	2019, February 25
	Status	Available. Released 2019, February	Available. Released 2019, March 18

Body	Dimensions	156.4 x 74.5 x 8.8 mm (6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 in)	158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm (6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	186 g (6.56 oz)	166 g (5.86 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

Display	Type	PLS LCD	Super AMOLED
	Size	6.3 inches, 97.4 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)	6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
	Protection		Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2	Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.0
	Chipset	Exynos 7904 (14 nm)	Exynos 9610 (10 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Mali-G71 MP2	Mali-G72 MP3

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
		eMMC 5.1	UFS 2.1

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/1.9, 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)	25 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide)	25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
	Features	HDR	HDR
	Video	1080p@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	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
	NFC	Yes (market/region dependent)	Yes (market dependent)
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio, RDS, recording	FM radio
	USB	USB Type-C 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
			ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Battery	Type	Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	15W wired	15W wired

Misc
	Colors	Ocean Blue, Charcoal Black	Black, White, Blue, Coral
	SAR		1.31 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.25 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)	0.27 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-M205F, SM-M205FN, SM-M205G, SM-M205M, SM-M205N	SM-A505F, SM-A505FN, SM-A505GN, SM-A505G, SM-A505FM, SM-A505YN, SM-A505W, SM-A505X, SM-A505U, SM-A505GT, SM-A505U1, SM-A505G, SM-A505N, SM-S506DL
	Price	About 400 EUR	About 270 EUR

Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 108658 (v7) GeekBench: 4160 (v4.4) GFXBench: 4.4fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 144574 (v7) GeekBench: 5396 (v4.4) GFXBench: 8fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1333:1 (nominal), 2.960 (sunlight)	551 nits max brightness (measured)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 67dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 68dB	Voice 68dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 82dB
	Audio quality	Noise -90.5dB / Crosstalk -91.7dB	Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 103h	Endurance rating 98h