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Network
Technology GSM / UMTS / 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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  UMTS 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26
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, December. Released 2015, December 2015, March 01. Released 2015, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in) 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
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Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 138 g (4.87 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 Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm)
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only		 Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only		 Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China only		 Mali-T760MP8
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5 UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF, OIS 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@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, 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 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio FM radio No
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
 ANT+
Samsung Pay		 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2550 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Talk time Up to 16 h (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 75 h Up to 49 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz
SAR 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)     1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)     0.38 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A5100, SM-A510F, SM-A510M, SM-A510Y, SM-A510FD, SM-A5108, SM-A510S, SM-A510K, SM-A510L, SM-A510 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
Price About 160 EUR About 240 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 833
Basemark X: 4947		 Basemark OS II 2.0: 1641
Basemark X: 22752
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.789 (sunlight)3.789 Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 66dB Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -53.0dB Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -94.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 91h Endurance rating 73h

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