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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA
	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 - SM-A505U
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 29, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A505U
	Speed	HSPA, LTE	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2019, February 25. Released 2019, March 18	2013, March. Released 2013, April
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm (6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)	136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	166 g (5.86 oz)	130 g (4.59 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	· Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Micro-SIM

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio)	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.0	Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI
	Chipset	Exynos 9610 (10 nm)	Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)
	GPU	Mali-G72 MP3	PowerVR SGX544MP3

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
		UFS 2.1	eMMC 5.0

Main Camera	Modules	25 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm Auxiliary lens	13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm	2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
	Features	HDR
	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, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes (market dependent)	Yes
	Infrared port	No	Yes
	Radio	FM radio	No
	USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
		ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation	ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures

Battery	Type	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
	Charging	15W wired	Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
	Stand-by		Up to 370 h (3G)
	Talk time		Up to 17 h (3G)
	Music play		Up to 62 h

Misc
	Colors	Black, White, Blue, Coral	White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition
	SAR	1.31 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)	0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.27 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)	0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)
	Models	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	GT-I9500, SGH-I337M, SGH-M919, GT-I9507V, SHV-E330L, SPH-L720T, SHV-E300S, SHV-E300L, SHV-E300K, GT-I9507, SGH-M919N
	Price	About 270 EUR	About 320 EUR

Our Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 144574 (v7) GeekBench: 5396 (v4.4) GFXBench: 8fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	551 nits max brightness (measured)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.352:1 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 82dB	Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB	Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 98h	Endurance rating 65h