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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A300F, A300FU, A300G, A300HQ, A300M, A300YZ
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A300F, A300FU
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 - A300G
  1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - A300M
  3, 7, 8, 28 - A300YZ
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2020, May 15 2014, October. Released 2014, December
Status Available. Released 2020, June 02 Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm (6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 in) 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm (5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
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Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 110.3 g (3.88 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
Display
Type PLS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~82.8% screen-to-body ratio) 4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~65.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density) 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1 Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Exynos 850 (8 nm) Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G52 Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1.5GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Video 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio, recording
USB USB Type-C 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
  ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Po 5000 mAh Li-Ion 1900 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Talk time Up to 12 h (3G)
Music play Up to 60 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Blue, Red Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR EU 0.42 W/kg (head)     1.54 W/kg (body)     0.24 W/kg (head)     0.30 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A217F, SM-A217F/DS, SM-A217F/DSN, SM-A217M, SM-A217M/DS, SM-A217N SM-A300F, SM-A300FU, SM-A300G, SM-A300HQ, SM-A300M, SM-A300XU, SM-A300XZ, SM-A300Y, SM-A300YZ, SM-A300H
Price About 220 EUR About 190 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 107157 (v8)
GeekBench: 1100 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 11fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Basemark X: 1895
Display 1287:1 contrast ratio, 490 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker -30.0 LUFS (Average) Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 76dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 119h Endurance rating 65h

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