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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G930FD
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930F, G930FD, G930W8
		HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - N910W8
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20 - N910F, N910C	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G930F, G930FD
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40 - N910G	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G930W8
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17 - N910W8
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28 - N910U
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (Exynos 5433) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps (Snapdragon 805)	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2014, September 03. Released 2014, October	2016, February 21. Released 2016, March 11
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm (6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)	142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm (5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	176 g (6.21 oz)	152 g (5.36 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Nano-SIM (G930F) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (G930FD)
		Stylus	IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~73.4% screen-to-body ratio)	5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~72.1% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
			Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI
	Chipset	Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm) Exynos 5433	Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 - Snapdragon 805 Octa-core (4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A57) - Exynos 5433	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Adreno 420 (Snapdragon 805) Mali-T760 MP6 (Exynos 5433)	Mali-T880 MP12

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	32GB 3GB RAM	32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
		eMMC 5.0	UFS 2.0

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, stereo sound rec.	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	3.7 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)	5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm
	Features	HDR	HDR
	Video	1440p@30fps	1440p

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		24-bit/192kHz audio	24-bit/192kHz audio

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
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), OTG	microUSB 2.0, OTG

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, UV, heart rate, SpO2	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
		ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures	ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3220 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	15W wired, QC2	15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
	Talk time	Up to 20 h (3G)	Up to 22 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 82 h	Up to 62 h

Misc
	Colors	Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink	Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
	SAR	0.37 W/kg (head)     0.88 W/kg (body)	1.40 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.37 W/kg (head)     0.38 W/kg (body)	0.41 W/kg (head)     0.62 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-N910C, SM-N910S, SM-N910H, SM-N910F, SM-N910G, SM-N910U, SM-N910K, SM-N916S, SM-N910L, SM-N916L, SM-N916K, SM-N910T3	SM-G930F, SM-G930A, SM-G930P, SM-G930V, SM-G930T, SM-G930R, SM-G930F, SM-G930FD, SM-G930W8, SM-G930S, SM-G930L, SM-G930K, SM-G9300
	Price	About 350 EUR	About 190 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1328 Basemark X: 18684	Basemark OS II 2.0: 2128 Basemark X: 32345
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinity (nominal), 4.033 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.376 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 79dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 89dB	Voice 69dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB
	Audio quality	Noise -96.6dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB	Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 90h	Endurance rating 80h