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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 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SGH-i337
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
  1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - SGH-i337
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, January. Released 2017, January 2013, March. Released 2013, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm (5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in) 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 157 g (5.54 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
 Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Exynos 7880 (14 nm) Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600
CPU Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300
GPU Mali-T830MP3 Adreno 320
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Features Dual video call
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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
 ANT+
Samsung Pay
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
Charging 18W wired Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 16 h (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 53 h Up to 62 h
Misc
Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud White Frost, Black Mist, Aurora Red (AT&T only), Arctic Blue, Purple Mirage, Brown Autumn, Pink Twilight, Black Edition
SAR 0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)     0.77 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)     0.28 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A520F, SM-A520F, SM-A520K, SM-A520L, SM-A520S, SM-A520W, SM-A520FD GT-I9505, GT-I9515, SGH-I337, SC-04E, GT-I9515L
Price About 190 EUR About 330 EUR
Tests
Performance GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.804 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.352:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB
Audio quality Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -90.2dB Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 95h Endurance rating 69h

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