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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	Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
	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

Camera	Primary	8 MP (f/2.6, 1/3"), AF, LED flash, check quality	16 MP (f/2.2, 31mm, 1/2.6", 1.12µm), PDAF, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps, check quality	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality
	Secondary	1.9 MP, f/2.6, 720p@30fps	2 MP (f/2.4, 22mm), 1080p@30fps, dual video call

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