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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
			CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
			CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429
	4G bands	3, 7, 8, 20	4, 17 - GSM A1428
			LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
			LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2013, October. Released 2013, October	2012, September 12. Released 2012, September 21	2012, May. Released 2012, May
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	132.4 x 65.7 x 9.8 mm (5.21 x 2.59 x 0.39 in)	123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
	Weight	134.2 g (4.73 oz)	112 g (3.95 oz)	133 g (4.69 oz)
	Build		Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 2), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Nano-SIM	Micro-SIM

Display	Type	TFT	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
	Size	4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~64.2% screen-to-body ratio)	4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)	4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density)	640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)
	Protection		Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating	Corning Gorilla Glass 2

Platform	OS	Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)	iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.4	Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI
	Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon S4	Apple A6 (32 nm)	Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
	CPU	Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait	Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)	Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
	GPU	Adreno 305	PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)	Mali-400MP4

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	8GB 1.5GB RAM	16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM	16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	5 MP, AF	8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF	8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF
	Features	LED flash	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash
	Video	Yes	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	VGA	1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard)	1.9 MP, f/2.6
	Features		face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
	Video		720p@30fps	720p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes	Yes
			16-bit/44.1kHz audio

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR	4.0, A2DP, LE	4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes		Yes
	Infrared port	No	No	No
	Radio	Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording	No	Stereo FM radio, RDS
	USB	microUSB 2.0	Lightning, USB 2.0	microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
				S-Voice natural language commands and dictation

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable	Li-Po 1440 mAh, non-removable (5.45 Wh)	Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 480 h (3G)	Up to 225 h (3G)	Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 11 h (3G)	Up to 8 h (3G)	Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)

Misc
	Colors	Blue, White	Black/Slate, White/Silver	Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur
	SAR	0.38 W/kg (head)     0.70 W/kg (body)	1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)	0.55 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.38 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)	0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)	0.21 W/kg (head)
	Models	SM-G3815	A1428, A1429, A1442, iPhone5,1, iPhone5,2	GT-I9300, GT-I9300I, SHV-E210S, SHW-M440S
	Price	About 210 EUR	About 340 EUR	About 190 EUR

Tests	Performance		Basemark X: 2229
	Display		Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.419:1 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker		Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB	Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
	Audio quality		Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB	Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB
	Battery (old)		Endurance rating 51h	Endurance rating 50h