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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
			CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
			CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global
			LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2014, February. Released 2014, April	2018, February
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2018, March

Body	Dimensions	142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)	147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in)
	Weight	145 g (5.11 oz)	163 g (5.75 oz)
	Build	Plastic body	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)	- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)	5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		- TouchWiz UI	- HDR10 compliant - 3D Touch (home button only) - Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)	Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801	Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 - USA/LATAM, China
	CPU	Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400	Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
	GPU	Adreno 330	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM	64/128/256 GB, 4 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	16 MP (f/2.2, 31mm, 1/2.6", 1.12µm), PDAF, LED flash, check quality	12 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF), OIS, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR	Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality	2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality
	Secondary	2 MP (f/2.4, 22mm), 1080p@30fps, dual video call	8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm), AF, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		- 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- 32-bit/384kHz audio - 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, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	No	FM radio (USA & Canada only)
	USB	microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB Host	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5
	Java	No	No
		- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - ANT+ support - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Air gestures - Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer	- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - ANT+ support - Bixby natural language commands and dictation - MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor

Battery		Removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery (11.55 Wh)
	Stand-by	Up to 390 h
	Talk time	Up to 21 h
	Music play	Up to 67 h

Misc
	Colors	Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White	Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold
	SAR	1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 250 EUR	About 840 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 1082 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060 Basemark X: 11744	Basemark OS II: 3329 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3382 Basemark X: 42645
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.630 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB, noise 66dB, ring 75dB	Voice 68dB, noise 74dB, ring 81dB
	Audio quality	Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB	Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB
	Battery life	83h endurance rating	78h endurance rating