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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SGH-i337
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
  1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - SGH-i337
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, March. Released 2013, April 2017, January. Released 2017, January
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in) 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm (5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~67.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 320 Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF 13 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash, HDR LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard) 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
Features Dual video call
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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
ANT+
Samsung Pay
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable Li-Ion 2350 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 62 h Up to 55 h
Misc
Colors White Frost, Black Mist, Aurora Red (AT&T only), Arctic Blue, Purple Mirage, Brown Autumn, Pink Twilight, Black Edition Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
SAR 0.77 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.28 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)     0.35 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (body)    
Models GT-I9505, GT-I9515, SGH-I337, SC-04E, GT-I9515L SM-A320F, SM-A320Y, SM-A320FL
Price About 330 EUR About 220 EUR
Tests
Performance GFXBench: 3.9fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.352:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.688 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB Noise -94.7dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 69h Endurance rating 93h

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