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

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