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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 900 / 1800
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A300F, A300FU, A300G, A300HQ, A300M, A300YZ HSDPA 900 / 2100 - A260F/DS
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - A260G/DS
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A300F, A300FU 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - A260F/DS
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 - A300G 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 40, 41 - A260G/DS
  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 2019, April
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2019, April
Body
Dimensions 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm (5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in) 141.6 x 71 x 9.1 mm (5.57 x 2.80 x 0.36 in)
Weight 110.3 g (3.88 oz) 142 g (5.01 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
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) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~68.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density) 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~220 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 8.0 Oreo (Go edition)
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 8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), AF 5 MP, f/1.9, AF
Features LED flash, panorama LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) 5 MP, f/2.2
Video
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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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (LTE model only) No
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, recording FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity
 ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1900 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh, non-removable
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, Blue, Red, Gold
SAR EU 0.24 W/kg (head)     0.30 W/kg (body)     0.53 W/kg (head)     1.09 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-A260F, SM-A260G
Price About 190 EUR About 120 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 1895
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 76dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 65h

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