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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 Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A700FD, A700F HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A700F 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 - A700FD
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, January. Released 2015, February 2015, December. Released 2015, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 151 x 76.2 x 6.3 mm (5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 in) 151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm (5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
Weight 141 g (4.97 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio) 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~74.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - A700FD
Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm) - A700F
Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm)
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China
CPU Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - A700FD
Octa-core (4x1.8 Cortex-A15 GHz & 4x1.3 Cortex-A7 GHz) - A700F
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China
GPU Adreno 405 - A700FD
Mali-T628 MP6 - A700F
Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 16GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF, OIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
 ANT+
S-Voice
ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2600 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 54 h Up to 78 h
Misc
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Black, White, Gold, Pink
SAR 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.41 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)     0.41 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A700F, SM-A700FD, SM-A700K, SM-A700L, SM-A700S, SM-A700X SM-A710F, SM-A710S, SM-A710M, SM-A710FD, SM-A710Y, SM-A7100, SM-A710L, SM-A710K, SM-A7108
Price About 300 EUR About 190 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 813
Basemark X: 4802
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.679 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 64dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -95.2dB / Crosstalk -93.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 83h Endurance rating 96h

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