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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 (14 nm)
	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 (standard), AF	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 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 (wide)	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 140 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