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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 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A300F, A300FU, A300G, A300HQ, A300M, A300YZ
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A300F, A300FU
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 - A300G
  1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - A300M
  3, 7, 8, 28 - A300YZ
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2019, March 19 2014, October. Released 2014, December
Status Available. Released 2019, April Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm (5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 in) 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm (5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
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Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 110.3 g (3.88 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.9 inches, 85.5 cm2 (~85.5% screen-to-body ratio) 4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~65.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~437 ppi density) 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11 Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Exynos 7904 (14 nm) Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53) Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP2 Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1.5GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)		 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Video 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio, recording
USB USB Type-C 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 ANT+ ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Po 3100 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 1900 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Talk time Up to 12 h (3G)
Music play Up to 60 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)     0.24 W/kg (head)     0.30 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A405F, SM-A405FN, SM-A405FM, SM-A405S SM-A300F, SM-A300FU, SM-A300G, SM-A300HQ, SM-A300M, SM-A300XU, SM-A300XZ, SM-A300Y, SM-A300YZ, SM-A300H
Price About 260 EUR About 190 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 106388 (v7)
GeekBench: 4112 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 4.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)		 Basemark X: 1895
Display 548 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 73dB Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -91.0dB / Crosstalk -85.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 73h Endurance rating 65h

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