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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D800, D802, VS980, LS980	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
		CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS980, LS980
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D802, VS980	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D855
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS980, LS980	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D850
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D800 HSDPA 2100 - LS980	HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D851
		HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - D801	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D852
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - D802	LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 17(700) - D851
		LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - VS980	LTE 700 / 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2300 / 2600 - D855
		LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600) - D801	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700), 29(700) - D850
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - D800 LTE band 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - LS980	LTE 700 / 850 / 1900 / 1700 / 2600 - D852 LTE 700 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD2300 - Virgin Mobile
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Class 12	Class 12
	EDGE	Class 12	Class 12

Launch	Announced	2013, August	2014, May
	Status	Available. Released 2013, September	Available. Released 2014, June

Body	Dimensions	138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9 mm (5.45 x 2.79 x 0.35 in)	146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm (5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
	Weight	143 g (5.04 oz)	149 g (5.26 oz)
	Build	Plastic body	Plastic body
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Micro-SIM

Display	Type	True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~75.9% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 82.2 cm2 (~75.3% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~538 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 2	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800	Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
	CPU	Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400	Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
	GPU	Adreno 330	Adreno 330

Memory	Card slot	No	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM	16 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	13 MP (f/2.4, 29mm, 1/3", 1.12µm), AF, OIS, LED flash, check quality	13 MP (f/2.4, 29mm, 1/3", 1.12µm), PDAF & laser AF, OIS, dual-LED dual-tone flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, face detection, HDR	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., check quality	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., check quality
	Secondary	2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps	2.1 MP, f/2.0, 1080p@30fps

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

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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	Yes
	Radio	Stereo FM radio, RDS	Stereo FM radio, RDS - D855 model only
	USB	microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host	microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5
	Java	No	No
		- MP4/DviX/XviD/H.264/WMV player - MP3/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+/WMA player - Photo viewer/editor - Document viewer - Voice memo/dial/commands	- Qi wireless charging (optional) - MP4/DviX/XviD/H.264/WMV player - MP3/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+/WMA player - Photo viewer/editor - Document viewer

Battery		Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 790 h (2G) / Up to 900 h (3G)	Up to 565 h (2G) / Up to 553 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 16 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 17 h 30 min (3G)	Up to 19 h (2G) / Up to 21 h (3G)

Misc
	Colors	Black, White, Red, Gold	Metallic Black, Silk White, Shine Gold, Moon Violet, Burgundy Red, Blue Steel
	SAR	0.50 W/kg (head)     0.69 W/kg (body)	0.39 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.41 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)	0.23 W/kg (head)
	Price	About 270 EUR	About 300 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 848 / Basemark X: 11101	Basemark OS II: 1126 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1327 Basemark X: 11552
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1495:1 (nominal) / 1.976:1 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 789:1 (nominal), 1.820 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 65dB, noise 62dB, ring 66dB	Voice 70dB, noise 66dB, ring 80dB
	Audio quality	Noise -91.9dB / Crosstalk -91.3dB	Noise -99.4dB / Crosstalk -100.0dB
	Battery life	81h endurance rating	63h endurance rating