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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D855
			HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D850
			HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D851
			HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D852
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)	LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 17(700) - D851
			LTE 700 / 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2300 / 2600 - D855
			LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700), 29(700) - D850
			LTE 700 / 850 / 1900 / 1700 / 2600 - D852 LTE 700 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD2300 - Virgin Mobile
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Class 12
	EDGE	Yes	Class 12

Launch	Announced	2014, February. Released 2014, April	2014, May
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2014, June

Body	Dimensions	142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)	146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm (5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
	Weight	145 g (5.11 oz)	149 g (5.26 oz)
	Build	Plastic body	Plastic body
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Micro-SIM
		- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 82.2 cm2 (~75.3% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~538 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400	Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
	GPU	Adreno 330	Adreno 330

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

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF	13 MP, f/2.4, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.12µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.

Selfie Camera	Modules	2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)	2.1 MP, f/2.0
	Features	Dual video call
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		- 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- 24-bit/192kHz audio - Dolby audio enhancement - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX	4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	Yes
	Radio	No	Stereo FM radio, RDS - D855 model only
	USB	microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB Host	microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
		- ANT+ - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Air gestures

Battery		Removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
	Charging	Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)	Qi wireless charging (optional)
	Stand-by	Up to 390 h	Up to 565 h (2G) / Up to 553 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 21 h	Up to 19 h (2G) / Up to 21 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 67 h

Misc
	Colors	Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White	Metallic Black, Silk White, Shine Gold, Moon Violet, Burgundy Red, Blue Steel
	SAR	1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)	0.39 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)	0.23 W/kg (head)
	Price	About 250 EUR	About 300 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 1082 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060 Basemark X: 11744	Basemark OS II: 1126 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1327 Basemark X: 11552
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 789:1 (nominal), 1.820 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB, noise 66dB, ring 75dB	Voice 70dB, noise 66dB, ring 80dB
	Audio quality	Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB	Noise -99.4dB / Crosstalk -100.0dB
	Battery life	83h endurance rating	63h endurance rating