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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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A300F, A300FU, A300G, A300HQ, A300M, A300YZ HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A300F, A300FU 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 - A300G
  1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - A300M
  3, 7, 8, 28 - A300YZ
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Launch
Announced 2014, October. Released 2014, December 2020, May 15
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2020, June 02
Body
Dimensions 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm (5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in) 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm (6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
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Weight 110.3 g (3.88 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED PLS LCD
Size 4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~65.5% screen-to-body ratio) 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~82.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density) 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Exynos 850 (8 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-G52
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1.5GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), AF 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features LED flash, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
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, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes (LTE model only) Yes (market/region dependent)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, recording FM radio, RDS, recording
USB microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1900 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh
Charging 15W wired
Talk time Up to 12 h (3G)
Music play Up to 60 h
Misc
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold Black, White, Blue, Red
SAR EU 0.24 W/kg (head)     0.30 W/kg (body)     0.42 W/kg (head)     1.54 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A300F, SM-A300FU, SM-A300G, SM-A300HQ, SM-A300M, SM-A300XU, SM-A300XZ, SM-A300Y, SM-A300YZ, SM-A300H SM-A217F, SM-A217F/DS, SM-A217F/DSN, SM-A217M, SM-A217M/DS, SM-A217N
Price About 190 EUR About 220 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 1895 AnTuTu: 107157 (v8)
GeekBench: 1100 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 11fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 1287:1 contrast ratio, 490 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 76dB -30.0 LUFS (Average)
Battery (old) Endurance rating 65h Endurance rating 119h

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