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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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  UMTS 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 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 (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, December. Released 2015, December 2017, January. Released 2017, January
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in) 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm (5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio) 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm)
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only		 Exynos 7880 (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 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China only		 Mali-T830MP3
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF, OIS 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide) 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
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, 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 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+
Samsung Pay		 ANT+
Samsung Pay
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired 18W wired
Talk time Up to 16 h (3G) Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play Up to 75 h Up to 53 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
SAR 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)     0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)     0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 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-A520F, SM-A520F, SM-A520K, SM-A520L, SM-A520S, SM-A520W, SM-A520FD
Price About 160 EUR About 190 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 833
Basemark X: 4947		 GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.789 (sunlight)3.789 Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.804 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 66dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -53.0dB Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -90.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 91h Endurance rating 95h

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