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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A515U
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
  1, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Speed HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G HSPA, LTE
Launch
Announced 2023, February 01 2019, December 12
Status Available. Released 2023, February 17 Available. Released 2019, December 16
Body
Dimensions 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm (5.76 x 2.79 x 0.30 in) 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm (6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Armor aluminum frame
Display
Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1750 nits (peak) Super AMOLED
Size 6.1 inches, 90.1 cm2 (~86.8% screen-to-body ratio) 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~425 ppi density) 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
 Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 13, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1 Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
Chipset Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 740 Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 3.1 - 128GB only
UFS 4.0
UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
Features HDR, HDR10+ HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack No Yes
 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
 Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Circle to Search
Virtual proximity sensing
ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3900 mAh Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (Qi)
4.5W reverse wireless
15W wired
Misc
Colors Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Pink
SAR 0.95 W/kg (head)     0.88 W/kg (body)     0.80 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.96 W/kg (head)     1.30 W/kg (body)     0.37 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-S911B, SM-S911B/DS, SM-S911U, SM-S911U1, SM-S911W, SM-S911N, SM-S9110, SM-S911E, SM-S911E/DS SM-A515F, SM-A515F/DSN, SM-A515F/DS, SM-A515F/DST, SM-A515F/DSM, SM-A515F/N, SM-A515U, SM-A515U1, SM-A515W, SM-A515X, SM-S515DL
Price $ 309.99 / C$ 425.75 / £ 267.67 / € 363.00 / ₹ 50,900 $ 124.00 / C$ 183.64 / £ 86.60 / € 113.99
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 1231075 (v9)
GeekBench: 4950 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 110fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 113051 (v7), 175363 (v8)
GeekBench: 5401 (v4.4), 1294 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 5.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 1198 nits max brightness (measured) 636 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker -27.0 LUFS (Good) -28.6 LUFS (Average)
Audio quality Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB
Battery (new) Active use score 11:27h
Battery (old) Endurance rating 101h Endurance rating 86h

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