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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 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - N910W8
		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), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800) - N910F, N910C
		LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100) - N900W8	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - N910G
			LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700) - N910W8
			LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - N910U
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (Exynos 5433) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps (Snapdragon 805)
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2013, September	2014, September
	Status	Available. Released 2013, September	Available. Released 2014, October

Body	Dimensions	151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)	153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm (6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
	Weight	168 g (5.93 oz)	176 g (6.21 oz)
	Build	Plastic body	Front glass, aluminum frame, plastic back
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Micro-SIM
		- Stylus	- Stylus

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)	5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~73.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform	OS	Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 - N9005, N9002 Exynos 5420 Octa - N9000	Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 Exynos 5433
	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 2.7 GHz Krait 450 - Snapdragon 805 Octa-core (4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A57) - Exynos 5433
	GPU	Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002 Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000	Adreno 420 (Snapdragon 805) Mali-T760 MP6 (Exynos 5433)

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

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

Selfie Camera	Modules	2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm	3.7 MP, f/1.9, 22mm
	Features		HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1440p@30fps

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	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	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
	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 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, UV, heart rate, SpO2
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5
	Java	No	No
		- ANT+ support - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Air gestures - Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer	- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - ANT+ support - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Air gestures - Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor

Battery		Removable Li-Ion 3200 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 3220 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 420 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 21 h (3G)	Up to 20 h (3G)
	Music play		Up to 82 h

Misc
	Colors	Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White	Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink
	SAR		0.37 W/kg (head)     0.88 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)	0.37 W/kg (head)     0.38 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 420 EUR	About 350 EUR

Tests	Performance		Basemark OS II: 1181 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1328 Basemark X: 18684
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinity (nominal), 4.033 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 70dB, noise 66dB, ring 78dB	Voice 79dB, noise 74dB, ring 89dB
	Audio quality	Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB	Noise -96.6dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB
	Battery life	75h endurance rating	90h endurance rating