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Full Differences Change compare mode	Review Specs ALL VERSIONSG920F - EuropeG920FD - Philippines, Pakistan, Russia, UkraineG920FQ - TurkeyG920I - Latin America, Singapore, India, Austr..G920A - AT&TG920T - T-Mobile	Review Specs ALL VERSIONSA510F - Europe, Middle East & AfricaA510F/DS - Kazakhstan, RussiaA510FD - Southeast Asia, IndiaA510M - Latin AmericaA510M/DS - Brazil, ChileA510Y/DS - Australia, New Zealand, Philippines..A5100 - China, Hong Kong

Samsung Galaxy S6

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / UMTS / 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 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
		UMTS 2100
4G Network	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2015, March 01. Released 2015, April	2015, December. Released 2015, December
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)	144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in)
3D size compare	Size up
Weight	138 g (4.87 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum 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)

Display
Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size	5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio)	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform
OS	Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset	Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)	Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only
GPU	Mali-T760MP8	Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 405 - China only

Memory
Card slot	No	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal	32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM	16GB 2GB RAM
	UFS 2.0	eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5

Main Camera
Modules	16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF, OIS
Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm	5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video	1440p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
	24-bit/192kHz audio

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS
NFC	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	Yes	No
Radio	No	FM radio
USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG	microUSB 2.0, OTG

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
	ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)	ANT+ Samsung Pay

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 2550 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable
Charging	15W wired Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)	18W wired
Talk time	Up to 17 h (3G)	Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play	Up to 49 h	Up to 75 h

Misc
Colors	White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz	Black, White, Gold, Pink
SAR	1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.38 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)
Models	SM-G9200, SM-G9208, SM-G9208/SS, SM-G9209, SM-G920A, SM-G920F, SM-G920FD, SM-G920I, SM-G920S, SM-G920T, SM-G920K, SC-05G, SM-G920L, SM-G920, SM-G920R7	SM-A5100, SM-A510F, SM-A510M, SM-A510Y, SM-A510FD, SM-A5108, SM-A510S, SM-A510K, SM-A510L, SM-A510
Price	About 240 EUR	About 160 EUR

Tests
Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1641 Basemark X: 22752	Basemark OS II 2.0: 833 Basemark X: 4947
Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.789 (sunlight)3.789
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB	Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality	Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -94.5dB	Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -53.0dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 73h	Endurance rating 91h