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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 bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - N910W8	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
	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, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - Global
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40 - N910G	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA
		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-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps (Snapdragon 805)	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2014, September 03. Released 2014, October	2018, August 09
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2018, August 24

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	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		Stylus	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus (Bluetooth integration)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED, HDR10
	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)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
			Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)	Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
	Chipset	Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm) Exynos 5433	Exynos 9810 (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	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
	Internal	32GB 3GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
		eMMC 5.0	UFS 2.1

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS	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	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, stereo sound rec.	4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	3.7 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
	Features	HDR	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
	Video	1440p@30fps	1440p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		24-bit/192kHz audio	32-bit/384kHz 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, 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 On-The-Go	USB Type-C 3.1

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
		ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures	Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3220 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	Fast charging 15W Quick Charge 2.0	Fast charging 15W Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent
	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, Pure White, Alpine White
	SAR	0.37 W/kg (head)     0.88 W/kg (body)	1.29 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.37 W/kg (head)     0.38 W/kg (body)	0.38 W/kg (head)     1.51 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-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40
	Price	About 350 EUR	$ 260.00 / £ 540.00 / € 523.00

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1328 Basemark X: 18684	AnTuTu: 248823 (v7), 315447 (v8) GeekBench: 9026 (v4.4), 2092 (v5.1) GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	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