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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)
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - S7272
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - S7270, S7272 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - S7275
4G Network 3, 7, 8, 20 - S7275 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
Speed HSPA 42.2(14.4 - 3G)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, June. Released 2013, July 2017, January. Released 2017, January
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 121.2 x 62.7 x 9.8 mm (3G) / 121.2 x 62.7 x 10 mm (LTE) 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm (5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
Weight 115 g (3G) / 119.5 g (LTE) (4.06 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 TFT Super AMOLED
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~59.9% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~67.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Broadcom BCM21664 (3G) / Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) (LTE) Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 (3G) / Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait (LTE) Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Broadcom VideoCore IV (3G) / Adreno 305 (LTE) Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 4GB 1GB RAM (3G), 8GB 1GB RAM (LTE) 16GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.6, AF 13 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash, panorama LED flash, panorama
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (LTE model only) Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  ANT+
Samsung Pay
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1800/1500 mAh, removable Li-Ion 2350 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 55 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Dark Red Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
SAR 0.67 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.47 W/kg (head)     0.35 W/kg (body)     0.35 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (body)    
Models GT-S7272, GT-S7275, GT-S7275R, GT-S720, GT-S7270, GT-S7278 SM-A320F, SM-A320Y, SM-A320FL
Price About 130 EUR About 220 EUR
Tests
Performance GFXBench: 3.9fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 879:1 (nominal) / 1.622:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.688 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 66dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -94.7dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 34h Endurance rating 93h

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