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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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, January. Released 2017, January 2015, December. Released 2015, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm (6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 in) 151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm (5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
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Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, 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)
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~73.6% screen-to-body ratio) 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~74.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Exynos 7880 (14 nm) Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm)
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China
CPU Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China
GPU Mali-T830MP3 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 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF 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 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
 ANT+
Samsung Pay
ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3600 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired 18W wired
Talk time Up to 23 h (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 59 h Up to 78 h
Misc
Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist and Peach Cloud Black, White, Gold, Pink
SAR 1.00 W/kg (head)     0.71 W/kg (body)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.21 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)     0.41 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A720F, SM-A720S SM-A710F, SM-A710S, SM-A710M, SM-A710FD, SM-A710Y, SM-A7100, SM-A710L, SM-A710K, SM-A7108
Price About 280 EUR About 190 EUR
Tests
Performance GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124(sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 81dB
Audio quality Noise-91.9dB / Crosstalk -90.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 115h Endurance rating 96h

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