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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / 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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, July. Released 2015, August 2017, December
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2018, January
Body
Dimensions 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in) 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm (5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
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Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.6 inches, 79.6 cm2 (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density) 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) Exynos 7885 (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 405 Mali-G71
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 2GB RAM 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF 16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8”, 1.12µm, PDAF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide) 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+ ANT+
Samsung Pay
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3050 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G) Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play Up to 51 h Up to 66 h
Misc
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
SAR EU 0.32 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)     0.24 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A8000, SM-A800F SM-A530F, SM-A530F, SM-A530K, SM-A530L, SM-A530S, SM-A530N, SM-A530W
Price About 250 EUR About 250 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1089
Basemark X: 8838
GeekBench: 4418 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.859 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinity (nominal), 3.842 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 69dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 81dB
Audio quality Noise -89.3dB / Crosstalk -53.8dB Noise -92.1dB / Crosstalk -90.0dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 98h Endurance rating 92h

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