Samsung SM-A217F/DS Galaxy A21s 2020 Premium Edition Global Dual SIM TD-LTE 128GB (Samsung A217) vs. Samsung SM-A256E/N Galaxy A25 5G 2024 Standard Edition Dual SIM TD-LTE 128GB (Samsung A256) Frequency Band Comparison

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Frequency Band Comparison

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Frequency Band	Samsung SM-A217F/DS Galaxy A21s 2020 Premium Edition Global Dual SIM TD-LTE 128GB (Samsung A217) View device details	Samsung SM-A256E/N Galaxy A25 5G 2024 Standard Edition Dual SIM TD-LTE 128GB (Samsung A256) View device details
GSM 850 MHz	Yes	Yes
GSM 900 MHz (E-GSM)	Yes	Yes
GSM 1800 MHz (DCS)	Yes	Yes
GSM 1900 MHz (PCS)	Yes	Yes
UMTS B1 (2100 MHz)	Yes	Yes
UMTS B2 (1900 MHz PCS)	Yes	Yes
UMTS B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)	No	Yes
UMTS B5 (850 MHz)	Yes	Yes
UMTS B8 (900 MHz GSM)	Yes	Yes
LTE B1 (2100 MHz)	Yes	Yes
LTE B2 (1900 MHz PCS)	Yes	Yes
LTE B3 (1800 MHz +)	Yes	Yes
LTE B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)	No	Yes
LTE B5 (850 MHz)	Yes	Yes
LTE B7 (2600 MHz)	Yes	Yes
LTE B8 (900 MHz)	Yes	Yes
LTE B12 (700 MHz ac)	No	Yes
LTE B13 (700 MHz c)	No	Yes
LTE B17 (700 MHz bc)	No	Yes
LTE B20 (800 MHz DD)	Yes	Yes
LTE B26 (850 MHz +)	No	Yes
LTE B28 (700 MHz APT)	Yes	Yes
LTE B38 (TD 2600 MHz)	Yes	Yes
LTE B40 (TD 2300 MHz)	Yes	Yes
LTE B41 (TD 2500 MHz)	Yes	Yes
LTE B66 (1700/2100 MHz)	No	Yes
5G NR N1 (2100 MHz)	No	Yes
5G NR N3 (1800 MHz)	No	Yes
5G NR N7 (2600 MHz)	No	Yes
5G NR N8 (900 MHz)	No	Yes
5G NR N26 (850 MHz)	No	Yes
5G NR N28 (700 MHz)	No	Yes
5G NR N40 (2300 MHz)	No	Yes
5G NR N41 (2500 MHz)	No	Yes
5G NR N66 (1700/2100 MHz)	No	Yes
5G NR N77 (3700 MHz)	No	Yes
5G NR N78 (3500 MHz)	No	Yes