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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 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
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, December. Released 2016, January 2015, December. Released 2015, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm (6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 in) 151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm (5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 172 g (6.07 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 Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.0 inches, 99.2 cm2 (~75.9% screen-to-body ratio) 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~74.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~367 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm) Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm)
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China
CPU Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China
GPU Adreno 510 Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM 16GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF, OIS 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF, OIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide) 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
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, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
 ANT+ ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired 18W wired
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 78 h
Misc
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Pink Black, White, Gold, Pink
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.18 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)     0.41 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A900F, SM-A9000 SM-A710F, SM-A710S, SM-A710M, SM-A710FD, SM-A710Y, SM-A7100, SM-A710L, SM-A710K, SM-A7108
Price About 200 EUR About 190 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1529
Basemark X: 15290
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.817 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 65dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 103h Endurance rating 96h

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