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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 - A300F, A300FU, A300G, A300HQ, A300M, A300YZ HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A300F, A300FU 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
  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 (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, October. Released 2014, December 2017, June
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2017, June
Body
Dimensions 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm (5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in) 146.2 x 71.3 x 8 mm (5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 110.3 g (3.88 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~65.5% screen-to-body ratio) 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~282 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1.5GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), AF 13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF
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/1.9, 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Features LED flash
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 4.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (LTE model only) Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, recording FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+ ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1900 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Talk time Up to 12 h (3G) Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play Up to 60 h Up to 83 h
Misc
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold Blue, Pink, Gold, Black
SAR EU 0.24 W/kg (head)     0.30 W/kg (body)     0.35 W/kg (head)     1.36 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-J530F, SM-J530Y, SM-J530FM, SM-J530G, SM-J530YM, SM-J530L, SM-J530S, SM-J530K, SM-J530GM
Price About 190 EUR About 130 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 1895 GeekBench: 3667 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 3.8fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.599 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 76dB Voice 68dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 82dB
Audio quality Noise -85.0dB / Crosstalk -90.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 65h Endurance rating 97h

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