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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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5803
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5833
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20 - D5803
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40 - D5833
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, January. Released 2017, January 2014, September. Released 2014, September
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm (5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in) 127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm (5.01 x 2.56 x 0.34 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front, glass back, plastic frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~67.9% screen-to-body ratio) 4.6 inches, 58.3 cm2 (~70.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~319 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Shatter proof glass
 Always-on display Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
Platform
OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm) Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Mali-T830 MP1 Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF 20.7 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.12µm, AF
Features LED flash, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps,1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide) 2.2 MP, f/2.8
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB USB Type-C 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG, magnetic connector
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+
Samsung Pay
ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2350 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired, QC2
Stand-by Up to 880 h (2G) / Up to 920 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G) Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play Up to 55 h Up to 110 h
Misc
Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud Black, White, Green, Orange
SAR 0.95 W/kg (head)     1.10 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (body)     0.69 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A320F, SM-A320Y, SM-A320FL D5803, D5833, SO-02G
Price About 220 EUR About 300 EUR
Tests
Performance GFXBench: 3.9fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) Basemark X: 12080
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.688 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 942:1 (nominal), 2.616 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 65dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -94.7dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB Noise -85.2dB / Crosstalk -85.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 93h Endurance rating 101h

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