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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
			GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - I9192
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I9190, I9195, I9197, I257M
	4G bands		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - I9195
			LTE 850 / 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 2300 - I9197
			LTE 700 / 2600 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - I257M
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps	HSPA 42.2(LTE)/21.1(3G)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2013, March. Released 2013, April	2013, May. Released 2013, July
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)	124.6 x 61.3 x 8.9 mm (4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
	Weight	130 g (4.59 oz)	107 g (3.77 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 2), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)	4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~66.7% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)	540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 2

Platform	OS	Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI	Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat)
	Chipset	Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8930AB Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)	Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300
	GPU	PowerVR SGX544MP3	Adreno 305

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM	8GB 1.5GB RAM
		eMMC 5.0	eMMC 4.5

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF	8 MP, f/2.6, AF
	Features	LED flash, HDR	LED flash, HDR, panorama
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)	1.9 MP
	Video	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

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, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes	Yes (GT-I9195, SGH-I257M)
	Infrared port	Yes	Yes
	Radio	No	Stereo FM radio, RDS/ I257M model with no FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG	microUSB 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

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 1900 mAh, removable
	Charging	Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
	Stand-by	Up to 370 h (3G)	Up to 300 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 17 h (3G)	Up to 12 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 62 h	Up to 49 h

Misc
	Colors	White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition	White Frost, Black Mist, Blue, Pink, Orange, Purple, Black Edition
	SAR	0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)	0.89 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)	0.33 W/kg (head)     0.32 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	GT-I9192, GT-I9190, GT-I9195, GT-I9195L, GT-I9197, SGH-I257M, GT-I9195I, SGH-I257, SCH-I435, SHV-E370K, GT-I9192I
	Price	About 320 EUR	About 230 EUR

Tests	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.352:1 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.127 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB	Voice 66dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB	Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -86.2dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 65h	Endurance rating 54h