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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
  2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A515U
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Launch
Announced 2015, March 01. Released 2015, April 2019, December 12
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2019, December 16
Body
Dimensions 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in) 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm (6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio) 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density) 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T760MP8 Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
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 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
Features HDR HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
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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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Virtual proximity sensing
ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2550 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
15W wired
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 49 h
Misc
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Pink
SAR 1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)     0.80 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.38 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)     0.37 W/kg (head)     1.59 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-A515F, SM-A515F/DSN, SM-A515F/DS, SM-A515F/DST, SM-A515F/DSM, SM-A515F/N, SM-A515U, SM-A515U1, SM-A515W, SM-A515X, SM-S515DL
Price About 240 EUR $ 126.90 / C$ 200.00 / £ 80.00 / € 165.00
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1641
Basemark X: 22752
AnTuTu: 113051 (v7), 175363 (v8)
GeekBench: 5401 (v4.4), 1294 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 5.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight) 636 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB -28.6 LUFS (Average)
Audio quality Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -94.5dB Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 73h Endurance rating 86h

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