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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
	Speed	HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Class 12	Yes
	EDGE	Class 12	Yes

Launch	Announced	2012, May. Released 2012, May	2014, February. Released 2014, April
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)	142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
	Weight	133 g (4.69 oz)	145 g (5.11 oz)
	Build	Plastic body	Plastic body
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Micro-SIM
			- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)	5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 2	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
		- TouchWiz UI	- TouchWiz UI

Platform	OS	Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean)	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9	Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
	GPU	Mali-400MP4	Adreno 330

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM	16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3", AF	16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF
	Features	LED flash	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

Selfie Camera	Modules	1.9 MP, f/2.6	2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
	Features		Dual video call
	Video	720p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	Yes
	Radio	Stereo FM radio, RDS	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host	microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB Host

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML, Adobe Flash	HTML5
	Java	No	No
		- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer	- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - ANT+ support - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Air gestures - Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

Battery		Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G)	Up to 390 h
	Talk time	Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)	Up to 21 h
	Music play		Up to 67 h

Misc
	Colors	Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur	Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
	SAR	0.55 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)	1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.21 W/kg (head)	0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 190 EUR	About 250 EUR

Tests	Performance		Basemark OS II: 1082 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060 Basemark X: 11744
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.419:1 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 75dB, noise 66dB, ring 75dB	Voice 66dB, noise 66dB, ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB	Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB
	Battery life	50h endurance rating	83h endurance rating