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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5803 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5833
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20 - D5803 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40 - D5833
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, September. Released 2014, September 2017, January. Released 2017, January
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm (5.01 x 2.56 x 0.34 in) 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm (5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-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) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 4.6 inches, 58.3 cm2 (~70.6% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~67.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~319 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
Protection Shatter proof glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 330 Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 20.7 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.12µm, AF 13 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama
Video 4K@30fps,1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2.2 MP, f/2.8 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers 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, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG, magnetic connector USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+ ANT+
Samsung Pay
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2600 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2350 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired, QC2
Stand-by Up to 880 h (2G) / Up to 920 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 110 h Up to 55 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Green, Orange Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
SAR 0.95 W/kg (head)     1.10 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.69 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)     0.35 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (body)    
Models D5803, D5833, SO-02G SM-A320F, SM-A320Y, SM-A320FL
Price About 300 EUR About 220 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 12080 GFXBench: 3.9fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 942:1 (nominal), 2.616 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.688 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 73dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -85.2dB / Crosstalk -85.3dB Noise -94.7dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 101h Endurance rating 93h

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