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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 - G930FD
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930F, G930FD, G930W8
	4G Network	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), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930F, G930FD
			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), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930W8
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2015, March	2016, February
	Status	Available. Released 2015, April	Available. Released 2016, March

Body	Dimensions	143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)	142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm (5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	138 g (4.87 oz)	152 g (5.36 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G930F Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G930FD
		- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)	- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 certified - dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio)	5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~72.1% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 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	- Always-on display - TouchWiz UI

Platform	OS	Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), 7.0 (Nougat), planned upgrade to Android 8.0 (Oreo)	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Exynos 7420 Octa	Exynos 8890 Octa
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Mali-T760MP8	Mali-T880 MP12

Memory	Card slot	No	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM	32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	16 MP (f/1.9, 28mm, 1/2.6", 1.12µm), OIS, autofocus, LED flash, check quality	12 MP (f/1.7, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF), phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, Auto HDR, panorama	Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality
	Secondary	5 MP (f/1.9, 22mm, 1/4.1", 1.34µm), 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR	5 MP (f/1.7, 22mm, 1/4.1", 1.34µm), dual video call, Auto HDR

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		- 24-bit/192kHz audio - 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	4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB Host	microUSB 2.0, USB Host

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	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
		- 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	- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - 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		Non-removable Li-Ion 2550 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 17 h (3G)	Up to 22 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 49 h	Up to 62 h

Misc
	Colors	White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz	Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
	SAR	1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)	1.40 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.38 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)	0.41 W/kg (head)     0.62 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 280 EUR	About 370 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 1663 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1641 Basemark X: 22752	Basemark OS II: 2004 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 2128 Basemark X: 32345
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.376 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB, noise 66dB, ring 73dB	Voice 69dB, noise 69dB, ring 71dB
	Audio quality	Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -94.5dB	Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB
	Battery life	73h endurance rating	80h endurance rating