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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 (dual-SIM model only)
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - N910W8
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800) - N910F, N910C	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)
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - N910G
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700) - N910W8
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - N910U
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (Exynos 5433) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps (Snapdragon 805)	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2014, September	2018, August
	Status	Available. Released 2014, October	Available. Released 2018, August

Body	Dimensions	153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm (6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)	161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
	Weight	176 g (6.21 oz)	201 g (7.09 oz)
	Build	Front glass, aluminum frame, plastic back	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- Stylus	- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Stylus (Bluetooth integration)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~73.4% screen-to-body ratio)	6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
			- HDR10 compliant - Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)	Android 8.1 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm) Exynos 5433	Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
	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 (4x2.7 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 420 (Snapdragon 805) Mali-T760 MP6 (Exynos 5433)	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	32 GB, 3 GB RAM	512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, OIS, AF	12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, dual-video rec.	2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

Selfie Camera	Modules	3.7 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
	Features	HDR	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
	Video	1440p@30fps	1440p@30fps

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	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE	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	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, UV, heart rate, SpO2	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
		- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - 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/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor	- 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 3220 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 20 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 82 h

Misc
	Colors	Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink	Metallic copper, lavender purple, ocean blue, midnight black
	SAR	0.37 W/kg (head)     0.88 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.37 W/kg (head)     0.38 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 350 EUR	About 1000 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 1181 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1328 Basemark X: 18684	Basemark OS II: 3377 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3064 Basemark X: 41994
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinity (nominal), 4.033 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.531 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 79dB, noise 74dB, ring 89dB	Voice 71dB, noise 74dB, ring 80dB
	Audio quality	Noise -96.6dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB	Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -94.1dB
	Battery life	90h endurance rating	97h endurance rating