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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
		CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - N7105
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005	3, 7, 8, 20 - N7105
		2, 4 - N900W8
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2(LTE)/21.1(3G)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2013, September 04. Released 2013, September	2012, August. Released 2012, September
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)	151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm (5.95 x 3.17 x 0.37 in)
	Weight	168 g (5.93 oz)	183 g (6.46 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Micro-SIM
		Stylus	Stylus

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)	Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), TouchWiz UI
	Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002 Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000	Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - N9005, N9002 Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - N9000	Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9
	GPU	Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002 Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000	Mali-400MP4

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
		eMMC 4.5

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF	8 MP, f/2.6, AF
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000)	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide)	1.9 MP
	Video	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		24-bit/192kHz 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	No	Stereo FM radio, RDS - N7100 model only
	USB	microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG	microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
		ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)	ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable	Removable Li-Ion 3100 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 420 h (3G)	Up to 980 h (2G) / Up to 890 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 21 h (3G)	Up to 35 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)

Misc
	Colors	Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White	Titanium Gray, Marble White, Amber Brown, Ruby Wine, Pink, Blue
	SAR		0.23 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)	0.17 W/kg (head)
	Models	SM-N900, SM-N9002, SM-N9005, SM-N9007, SM-N9008, SM-N9008S, SM-N9008V, SM-N9009, SM-N9009V, SM-N900A, SM-N900K, SM-N900L, SM-N900P, SM-N900R4, SM-N900S, SM-N900T, SM-N900U, SM-N900V, SM-N900W8, SM-N900X, SM-N9000Q, SM-N9006, SM-9005	GT-N7100, GT-N7105, SHV-E250S, SHV-E250K, SGH-I317M, SHV-E250L, SGH-T889
	Price	About 420 EUR	About 300 EUR

Tests	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 402 (nominal) / 2.307:1 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	-31.7 LUFS (Below average)	Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 80dB
	Audio quality	Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB	Noise -90.2dB / Crosstalk -90.7dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 75h	Endurance rating 69h