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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 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - N910W8
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20 - N910F, N910C
		2, 4 - N900W8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40 - N910G
			1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17 - N910W8
			1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28 - 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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps (Snapdragon 805)

Launch	Announced	2013, September 04. Released 2013, September	2014, September 03. Released 2014, October
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

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	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum 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)	5.7 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)
	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 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002 Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000	Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm) 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	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM	32GB 3GB RAM
		eMMC 4.5	eMMC 5.0

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF	16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000)	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, stereo sound rec.

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

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		24-bit/192kHz audio	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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	Yes
	Radio	No	No
	USB	microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), OTG

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, UV, heart rate, SpO2
		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	Type	Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 3220 mAh, removable
	Charging		15W wired, QC2
	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)
	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	SM-N910C, SM-N910S, SM-N910H, SM-N910F, SM-N910G, SM-N910U, SM-N910K, SM-N916S, SM-N910L, SM-N916L, SM-N916K, SM-N910T3
	Price	About 420 EUR	About 350 EUR

Tests	Performance		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	-31.7 LUFS (Below average)	Voice 79dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 89dB
	Audio quality	Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB	Noise -96.6dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 75h	Endurance rating 90h