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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Launch
Announced 2019, March 19 2020, May 15
Status Available. Released 2019, April Available. Released 2020, June 02
Body
Dimensions 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm (5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 in) 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm (6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
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Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM		 Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED PLS LCD
Size 5.9 inches, 85.5 cm2 (~85.5% screen-to-body ratio) 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~82.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~437 ppi density) 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11 Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1
Chipset Exynos 7904 (14 nm) Exynos 850 (8 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G71 MP2 Mali-G52
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)		 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
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
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio, RDS, recording
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Po 3100 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh
Charging 15W wired 15W wired
Misc
Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Black, White, Blue, Red
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)     0.42 W/kg (head)     1.54 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A405F, SM-A405FN, SM-A405FM, SM-A405S SM-A217F, SM-A217F/DS, SM-A217F/DSN, SM-A217M, SM-A217M/DS, SM-A217N
Price About 260 EUR About 220 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 106388 (v7)
GeekBench: 4112 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 4.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)		 AnTuTu: 107157 (v8)
GeekBench: 1100 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 11fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 548 nits max brightness (measured) 1287:1 contrast ratio, 490 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 73dB -30.0 LUFS (Average)
Audio quality Noise -91.0dB / Crosstalk -85.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 73h Endurance rating 119h

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