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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-T211, SM-T215	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SM-T211, SM-T215	HSDPA 900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600) - SM-T215
	Speed	HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps (SM-T215)	HSPA
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2013, April	2015, June
	Status	Available. Released 2013, July	Available. Released 2015, July

Body	Dimensions	188 x 111.1 x 9.9 mm (7.40 x 4.37 x 0.39 in)	241.9 x 149.5 x 8.5 mm (9.52 x 5.89 x 0.33 in)
	Weight	306 g (10.79 oz)	490 g (Wi-Fi)/ 495 g (3G) (1.08 lb)
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Micro-SIM

Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	7.0 inches, 137.9 cm2 (~66.0% screen-to-body ratio)	9.6 inches, 267.2 cm2 (~73.9% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	600 x 1024 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~170 ppi density)	800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~157 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
		- TouchWiz UX UI

Platform	OS	Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)	Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Marvell PXA986
	CPU	Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9	Quad-core 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz - USA model
	GPU	PowerVR SGX540

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM	8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	3.15 MP	5 MP, f/2.2, autofocus
	Features	Geo-tagging	Geo-tagging
	Video	720p@30fps	720p@30fps
	Secondary	1.3 MP	2 MP, f/2.4

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot - USA model
	Bluetooth	3.0, A2DP	4.0, A2DP; 4.1, A2DP - USA model
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	2.0 (TV-out)	microUSB 2.0

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Accelerometer
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	Email, Push Mail, IM
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5
	Java	No	No
		- MP4/DivX/Xvid/H.264/WMV player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA/Flac player - Photo/video editor - Quickoffice HD editor/viewer	- MP4/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh battery
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 8 h (multimedia)	Up to 7 h 30 min (multimedia) (2G) / Up to 26 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 108 h	Up to 95 h

Misc
	Colors	White	Pearl White, Metallic Black
	SAR	0.63 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.71 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)	0.50 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 150 EUR	About 200 EUR

Tests	Display	Contrast ratio: 1098 (nominal)