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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SM-N7505	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
		HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SM-N750
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-N7505	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
	Speed	HSPA 42.2(LTE)/21.1(3G)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2014, January	2016, August
	Status	Available. Released 2014, February	Available. Released 2016, September

Body	Dimensions	148.4 x 77.4 x 8.6 mm (5.84 x 3.05 x 0.34 in)	151.7 x 75 x 8 mm (5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	162.5 g (5.71 oz)	167 g (5.89 oz)
	Build		Front glass, aluminum body, plastic ends
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- Stylus

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~72.6% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~73.3% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection		Corning Gorilla Glass (market dependent)
		- TouchWiz UI

Platform	OS	Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Exynos 5260 Hexa	Exynos 7870 Octa
	CPU	Hexa-core (4x1.3 GHz Cortex A7 & 2x1.7 GHz Cortex A15)	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Mali-T624 MP4	Mali-T830 MP1

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16 GB (11 GB user available), 2 GB RAM	16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/2.6, 31mm, AF	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm, AF
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm	8 MP, f/1.9
	Video	1080p@30fps

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE	4.1, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	No	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB Host	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
	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 - Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer	- ANT+ support - Xvid/DivX/MP4/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

Battery		Removable Li-Ion 3100 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 540 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 18 h (3G)	Up to 21 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 64 h	Up to 84 h

Misc
	Colors	Black, White, Green, Pink, Red	Black, Gold, Rose Gold
	SAR	0.54 W/kg (head)     0.70 W/kg (body)	0.65 W/kg (head)
	SAR EU	0.25 W/kg (head)     0.27 W/kg (body)	0.40 W/kg (head)     1.40 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 320 EUR	About 210 EUR

Tests	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.487 (sunlight)
	Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB, noise 64dB, ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -96.1dB / Crosstalk -94.9dB
	Battery life	74h endurance rating