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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428
			CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428
			CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429
	4G bands		4, 17 - GSM A1428
			LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
			LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2013, March	2012, September 12. Released 2012, September 21
	Status	Available. Released 2013, April	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)	123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	130 g (4.59 oz)	112 g (3.95 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Nano-SIM

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
	Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)	4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)	640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating

Platform	OS	Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI	iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.3
	Chipset	Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)	Apple A6 (32 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)	Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)
	GPU	PowerVR SGX544MP3	PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No
	Internal	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM	16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
		eMMC 5.0

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF	8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF
	Features	LED flash, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)	1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard)
	Features	Dual video call	face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
	Video	1080p@30fps	720p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
			16-bit/44.1kHz 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, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX	4.0, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB On-The-Go	Lightning, USB 2.0

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
		ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures	Siri natural language commands and dictation

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable	Non-removable Li-Po 1440 mAh battery (5.45 Wh)
	Charging	Qi wireless charging - market dependent
	Stand-by	Up to 370 h (3G)	Up to 225 h (2G) / Up to 225 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 17 h (3G)	Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 62 h	Up to 40 h

Misc
	Colors	White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition	Black/Slate, White/Silver
	SAR	0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)	1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)	0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)
	Models	GT-I9500, SGH-I337M, SGH-M919, GT-I9507V, SHV-E330L, SPH-L720T, SHV-E300S, SHV-E300L, SHV-E300K, GT-I9507, SGH-M919N	A1428, A1429, A1442
	Price	About 320 EUR	About 340 EUR

Tests	Performance		Basemark X: 2229
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.352:1 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB	Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB
	Audio quality	Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB	Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB
	Battery life	65h endurance rating	51h endurance rating