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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		Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
	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), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
	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, OIS, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR	1/2.6" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, 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, 1/4.1" sensor size, 1.34 µm pixel size, f/1.9, 22mm, 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 Mail, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, 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 400 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