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Samsung Galaxy S III T999

Samsung Galaxy A5

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - T999, T999L	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - T999, T999L	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
4G Network	4, 27 - T999L	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU
		3, 7, 8, 28 - A500YZ
		1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - A500M
		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 - A500Y
Speed	HSPA, LTE (T999L)	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2012, June. Released 2012, June	2014, October 30. Released 2014, December
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)	139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight	133 g (4.69 oz)	123 g (4.34 oz)
Build		Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM	Micro-SIM	Nano-SIM

Display
Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size	4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 2	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
	TouchWiz UI v5.0

Platform
OS	Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU	Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 225	Adreno 306

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM	16GB 2GB RAM
		eMMC 4.5

Main Camera
Modules	8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF	13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features	LED flash	LED flash, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	1.9 MP, f/2.6	5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Video	720p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	Yes	Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	No	FM radio, recording
USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG	microUSB 2.0

Features
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player Photo/video editor Document editor	ANT+ S-Voice

Battery
Type	Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery	Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by	Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 13 h (3G)	Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play	Up to 48 h	Up to 68 h

Misc
Colors	Pebble blue, Marble white	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR	0.43 W/kg (head)     1.26 W/kg (body)	0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.20 W/kg (head)	0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)
Models	SGH-T999	SM-A5000, SM-A5009, SM-A500F, SM-A500F1, SM-A500FQ, SM-A500FU, SM-A500G, SM-A500H, SM-A500HQ, SM-A500K, SM-A500L, SM-A500S, SM-A500YZ, SM-A500Y, SM-A500W
Price	About 310 EUR	About 360 EUR

Tests
Performance		Basemark OS II 2.0: 569 Basemark X: 1897
Display		Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker		Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality		Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old)		Endurance rating 74h