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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - NXT-L29, NXT-L09
		HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - N910W8
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20 - N910F, N910C	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 38, 39, 40 - NXT-L29
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40 - N910G	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40 - NXT-L09
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17 - N910W8
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28 - N910U
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (Exynos 5433) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps (Snapdragon 805)	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2014, September 03. Released 2014, October	2015, November. Released 2015, November
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm (6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)	157.1 x 80.6 x 7.9 mm (6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	176 g (6.21 oz)	185 g (6.53 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Micro-SIM	· Nano-SIM (NXT-L09) · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (NXT-L29)
		Stylus

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	IPS-NEO LCD
	Size	5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~73.4% screen-to-body ratio)	6.0 inches, 98.7 cm2 (~78.0% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~368 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), EMUI 4
	Chipset	Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm) Exynos 5433	Kirin 950 (16 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 - Snapdragon 805 Octa-core (4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A57) - Exynos 5433	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53)
	GPU	Adreno 420 (Snapdragon 805) Mali-T760 MP6 (Exynos 5433)	Mali-T880 MP4

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
	Internal	32GB 3GB RAM	32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
		eMMC 5.0

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS	16 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", PDAF, OIS
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, stereo sound rec.	1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	3.7 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)	8 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide)
	Features	HDR
	Video	1440p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		24-bit/192kHz audio	24-bit/192kHz audio

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	No	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), OTG	microUSB 2.0, OTG

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, UV, heart rate, SpO2	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
		ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3220 mAh, removable	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	15W wired, QC2	18W wired, 37% in 30 min
	Stand-by		Up to 528 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 20 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 82 h	Up to 98 h

Misc
	Colors	Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink	Champagne Gold, Moonlight Silver, Space Gray, Mocha Brown
	SAR	0.37 W/kg (head)     0.88 W/kg (body)	1.49 W/kg (head)     0.32 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.37 W/kg (head)     0.38 W/kg (body)	1.46 W/kg (head)     0.21 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-N910C, SM-N910S, SM-N910H, SM-N910F, SM-N910G, SM-N910U, SM-N910K, SM-N916S, SM-N910L, SM-N916L, SM-N916K, SM-N910T3	NXT-AL10, NXT-CL00, NXT-DL00, NXT-TL00, NXT-L09, NXT-L29
	Price	About 350 EUR	About 300 EUR

Our Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1328 Basemark X: 18684	Basemark OS II 2.0: 2017 Basemark X: 15593
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinity (nominal), 4.033 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1361:1 (nominal), 2.949 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 79dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 89dB	Voice 67dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 66dB
	Audio quality	Noise -96.6dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB	Noise -97.8dB / Crosstalk -97.3dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 90h	Endurance rating 103h