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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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G935FD, G9350
		CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G935F, G935FD, G935W8
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA - G9350
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G935F, G935FD
		2, 4 - N900W8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G9350
			1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G935W8
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2013, September 04. Released 2013, September	2016, February 21. Released 2016, March 11
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)	150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm (5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	168 g (5.93 oz)	157 g (5.54 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G935F, G935W8 Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G935FD
		Stylus	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

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 (~76.1% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~534 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
			Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI
	Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002 Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) - G9350 Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm) - G935FD, G935F, G935W8
	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 (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - G9350 Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - G935FD, G935F, G935W8
	GPU	Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002 Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000	Adreno 530 - G9350 Mali-T880 MP12 - G935FD, G935F, G935W8

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM	32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
		eMMC 4.5	UFS 2.0

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000)	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide)	5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm
	Features		Dual video call, Auto-HDR
	Video	1080p@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	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB On-The-Go	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, 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 Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 3600 mAh, non-removable
	Charging		Fast charging 15W Quick Charge 2.0 Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent
	Stand-by	Up to 420 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 21 h (3G)	Up to 27 h (3G)
	Music play		Up to 74 h

Misc
	Colors	Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White	Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold, Black Pearl, Coral Blue
	SAR		0.56 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)	0.26 W/kg (head)     1.43 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-G935F, SM-G935FD, SM-G935W8, SM-G9350, SM-G935S, SC-02H, SM-G935K, SM-G935L, SM-G935R4, SCV33
	Price	About 420 EUR	About 330 EUR

Tests	Performance		GFXBench: 8.3fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.439 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	-31.7 LUFS (Below average)	Voice 70dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB
	Audio quality	Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB	Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.2dB
	Battery life	75h endurance rating	92h endurance rating