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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 Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - N9005	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
		LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100) - N900W8
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2013, September	2014, February. Released 2014, April
	Status	Available. Released 2013, September	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)	142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
	Weight	168 g (5.93 oz)	145 g (5.11 oz)
	Build	Plastic body	Plastic body
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Micro-SIM
		Stylus	IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio)	5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI
	Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002 Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000	Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 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 2.5 GHz Krait 400
	GPU	Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002 Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000	Adreno 330

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3", 1.12µm, AF	16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000)	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

Selfie Camera	Modules	2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide)	2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
	Features		Dual video call
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		24-bit/192kHz audio Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	24-bit/192kHz audio 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, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	Yes
	Radio	No	No
	USB	microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host	microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB Host

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

Battery		Removable Li-Ion 3200 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh battery
	Charging		Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
	Stand-by	Up to 420 h (3G)	Up to 390 h
	Talk time	Up to 21 h (3G)	Up to 21 h
	Music play		Up to 67 h

Misc
	Colors	Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White	Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
	SAR		1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)	0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 420 EUR	About 250 EUR

Tests	Performance		Basemark OS II: 1082 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060 Basemark X: 11744
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 70dB, noise 66dB, ring 78dB	Voice 66dB, noise 66dB, ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB	Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB
	Battery life	75h endurance rating	83h endurance rating