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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G850F	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850)
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - SM-G850M
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2014, August	2015, March
	Status	Available. Released 2014, September	Available. Released 2015, April

Body	Dimensions	132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)	143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
	Weight	115 g (4.06 oz)	138 g (4.87 oz)
	Build	Aluminum frame, plastic back	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM
			- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)	5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
			- TouchWiz UI

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)	Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), 7.0 (Nougat), planned upgrade to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Exynos 5430 Octa	Exynos 7420 Octa
	CPU	Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)	Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Mali-T628 MP6	Mali-T760MP8

Memory	Card slot	No	No
	Internal	32 GB, 2 GB RAM	32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	12 MP (f/2.2, 31mm), autofocus, LED flash, check quality	16 MP (f/1.9, 28mm, 1/2.6", 1.12µm), OIS, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, Auto HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, check quality	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality
	Secondary	2.1 MP	5 MP (f/1.9, 22mm, 1/4.1", 1.34µm), 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- 24-bit/192kHz 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	4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	Yes
	Radio	No	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0, USB Host

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate	Fingerprint (front-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
		- ANT+ support - Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer	- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - ANT+ support - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - OneDrive (115 GB cloud storage) - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor

Battery		Removable Li-Ion 1860 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 2550 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 350 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 11 h (3G)	Up to 17 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 37 h	Up to 49 h

Misc
	Colors	Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue	White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz
	SAR	1.18 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)	1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.37 W/kg (head)     0.51 W/kg (body)	0.38 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 390 EUR	About 280 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 915 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1054 Basemark X: 11065	Basemark OS II: 1663 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1641 Basemark X: 22752
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.509 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB, noise 61dB, ring 75dB	Voice 68dB, noise 66dB, ring 73dB
	Audio quality	Noise -95.7dB / Crosstalk -65.6dB	Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -94.5dB
	Battery life	52h endurance rating	73h endurance rating