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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 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A300F, A300FU 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
  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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, October. Released 2014, December 2014, January. Released 2014, January
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm (5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in) 127 x 64.9 x 9.5 mm (5.0 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight 110.3 g (3.88 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front, plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
  IP58 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~65.5% screen-to-body ratio) 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~61.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Shatter proof glass
  Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1.5GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), AF 20.7 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3", AF
Features LED flash, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) 2 MP
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, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (LTE model only) Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, recording Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG, magnetic connector
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+ ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1900 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 670 h (2G) / Up to 600 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 12 h (3G) Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play Up to 60 h Up to 94 h
Misc
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold Black, White, Pink, Lime
SAR 1.43 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.24 W/kg (head)     0.30 W/kg (body)     0.74 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A300F, SM-A300FU, SM-A300G, SM-A300HQ, SM-A300M, SM-A300XU, SM-A300XZ, SM-A300Y, SM-A300YZ, SM-A300H 550, SO-02F
Price About 190 EUR About 320 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 1895
Display Contrast ratio: 1819 (nominal), 1.772 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 76dB Voice 60dB / Noise 58dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -91.7dB / Crosstalk -41.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 65h Endurance rating 65h

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