Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66

Speed

HSPA, LTE

Announced

2021, March 17

Status

Available. Released 2021, March 26

Dimensions

159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm (6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)

Weight

189 g (6.67 oz)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back

SIM

Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)

Size

6.5 inches, 101.0 cm2 (~84.1% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~407 ppi density)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

OS

Android 11, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6.1

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver)

GPU

Adreno 618

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal

128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Quad

64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)

Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS

Single

32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm

Features

HDR

Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

Yes

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

NFC

Yes (market/region dependent)

Radio

FM radio

USB

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Type

Li-Po 4500 mAh

Charging

25W wired, 50% in 30 min

Colors

Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue

Models

SM-A525F, SM-A525F/DS, SM-A525M, SM-A525M/DS

SAR EU

0.35 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)

Price

$ 130.00 / C$ 699.00 / £ 89.99 / € 179.99 / ₹ 11,999

Performance

AnTuTu: 261282 (v8) GeekBench: 5865 (v4.4), 1577 (v5.1) GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Display

794 nits max brightness (measured)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

-27.0 LUFS (Good)

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 105h