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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
		CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005
		2, 4 - N900W8
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2013, September 04. Released 2013, September	2014, April. Released 2014, May
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)	186.9 x 107.9 x 9 mm (7.36 x 4.25 x 0.35 in)
	Weight	168 g (5.93 oz)	276 g (9.74 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Micro-SIM
		Stylus

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	TFT
	Size	5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio)	7.0 inches, 142.1 cm2 (~70.5% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)	800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~216 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), TouchWiz UI
	Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002 Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000	Marvell PXA1088
	CPU	Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - N9005, N9002 Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - N9000	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
	GPU	Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002 Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000	Vivante GC1000

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM	8GB 1.5GB RAM, 16GB 1.5GB RAM
		eMMC 4.5

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF	3.15 MP
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000)	720p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide)	1.3 MP
	Video	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers
	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, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.0, A2DP
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes	No
	Infrared port	Yes	Yes
	Radio	No	No
	USB	microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG	microUSB 2.0

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture	Accelerometer
		ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
	Stand-by	Up to 420 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 21 h (3G)	Up to 10 h (multimedia)
	Music play		Up to 190 h

Misc
	Colors	Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White	White, Black
	SAR EU	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-N900, SM-N9002, SM-N9005, SM-N9007, SM-N9008, SM-N9008S, SM-N9008V, SM-N9009, SM-N9009V, SM-N900A, SM-N900K, SM-N900L, SM-N900P, SM-N900R4, SM-N900S, SM-N900T, SM-N900U, SM-N900V, SM-N900W8, SM-N900X, SM-N9000Q, SM-N9006, SM-9005	SM-T231
	Price	About 420 EUR	About 240 EUR

Our Tests	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)
	Loudspeaker	-31.7 LUFS (Below average)
	Audio quality	Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 75h