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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 bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2015, March 01. Released 2015, April	2014, February. Released 2014, April
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)	142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
	Weight	138 g (4.87 oz)	145 g (5.11 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Micro-SIM
			IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio)	5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
	Chipset	Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)	Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
	GPU	Mali-T760MP8	Adreno 330

Memory	Card slot	No	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
		UFS 2.0	eMMC 5.0

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS	16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF
	Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm	2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
	Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR	Dual video call
	Video	1440p@30fps	1080p@30fps

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, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	Yes
	Radio	No	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go	microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB On-The-Go

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

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2550 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable
	Charging	Fast charging 15W Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent	Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent
	Stand-by		Up to 390 h
	Talk time	Up to 17 h (3G)	Up to 21 h
	Music play	Up to 49 h	Up to 67 h

Misc
	Colors	White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz	Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
	SAR	1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)	1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.38 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)	0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-G9200, SM-G9208, SM-G9208/SS, SM-G9209, SM-G920A, SM-G920F, SM-G920FD, SM-G920I, SM-G920S, SM-G920T, SM-G920K, SC-05G, SM-G920L, SM-G920	SM-G900F, SM-G900I, SM-G900M, SM-G900T, SM-G900W8, SM-G900H, SM-G900FD, SM-G900P, SM-G900A, SC-04F, SM-G9008W, SM-G900L, SM-G900FQ, SM-G900K, SM-G900S, SCL23, SM-G900D, SM-G900MD, SM-G900V, SM-G900T3, SM-G900T1, SM-G9008V
	Price	About 240 EUR	About 250 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1641 Basemark X: 22752	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060 Basemark X: 11744
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB	Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -94.5dB	Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB
	Battery life	73h endurance rating	83h endurance rating