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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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, July. Released 2015, August 2019, July 05
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2019, July
Body
Dimensions 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in) 210 x 124.4 x 8 mm (8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 345g (Wi-Fi), 347g (LTE) (12.24 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front, aluminum back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED TFT LCD
Size 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio) 8.0 inches, 185.6 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density) 800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~189 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) Qualcomm SDM429 Snapdragon 429 (12 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53) Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 504
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 2GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF 8 MP, AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide) 2 MP
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with dual speakers
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes No
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer
 ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3050 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 5100 mAh, non-removable
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 51 h
Misc
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Carbon Black, Silver Gray
SAR EU 0.32 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)     0.75 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A8000, SM-A800F SM-T290, SM-T295
Price About 250 EUR About 130 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1089
Basemark X: 8838
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.859 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -89.3dB / Crosstalk -53.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 98h

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