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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / UMTS / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - American model
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - American model HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asian model UMTS 2100
  HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29 - American model 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
  1, 3, 4, 8, 26, 38, 40, 41 - Asian model
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Global model
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, September. Released 2015, October 2015, December. Released 2015, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 147 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm (5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 in) 144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in)
Weight 136 g (4.80 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic 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 IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 5.2 inches, 74.9 cm2 (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio) 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~423 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm) Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm)
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only
CPU Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57) Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only
GPU Adreno 418 Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China only
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 12.3 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.55µm, Laser AF 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF, OIS
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0", 1.4µm 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
Features HDR
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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0 microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
  ANT+
Samsung Pay
Battery
Type Li-Po 2700 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired
Talk time Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play Up to 75 h
Misc
Colors Carbon, Quartz, Ice Black, White, Gold, Pink
SAR 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    
Models Nexus 5X, H791 SM-A5100, SM-A510F, SM-A510M, SM-A510Y, SM-A510FD, SM-A5108, SM-A510S, SM-A510K, SM-A510L, SM-A510
Price About 270 EUR About 160 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1591
Basemark X: 16609
Basemark OS II 2.0: 833
Basemark X: 4947
Display Contrast ratio: 1542 (nominal), 3.092 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.789 (sunlight)3.789
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Loudspeaker Voice 61dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 61dB Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -92.2dB / Crosstalk -90.9dB Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -53.0dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 60h Endurance rating 91h

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