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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 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - SM-A505U
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 29, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A505U
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2019, February 25 2014, February. Released 2014, April
Status Available. Released 2019, March 18 Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm (6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 in) 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight 166 g (5.86 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic 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
  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.0 Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Exynos 9610 (10nm) Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
 UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 25 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules 25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
Features HDR Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate
 ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable
Charging 15W wired Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 390 h
Talk time Up to 21 h
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
SAR 1.31 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)     1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.27 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)     0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A505F, SM-A505FN, SM-A505GN, SM-A505G, SM-A505FM, SM-A505YN, SM-A505W, SM-A505X, SM-A505U, SM-A505GT, SM-A505U1, SM-A505G, SM-A505N, SM-S506DL SM-G900F, SM-G900I, SM-G900M, SM-G900T, SM-G900W8, SM-G900H, SM-G900FD, SM-G900P, SM-G900A, SC-04F, SM-G9008W, SM-G900L, SM-G900FQ, SM-G900K, SM-G900S, SCL23, SM-G900D, SM-G900MD, SM-G900V, SM-G900T3, SM-G900T1, SM-G9008V, SM-G9006W
Price About 270 EUR About 250 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 144574 (v7)
GeekBench: 5396 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 8fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060
Basemark X: 11744
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 82dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 98h Endurance rating 83h

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