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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 (dual-SIM model only)
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 38, 39, 40, 41
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2015, March 01. Released 2015, April	2017, March 29. Released 2017, April 24
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)	148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	138 g (4.87 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
			IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED, HDR10
	Size	5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio)	5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
			3D Touch (home button only)

Platform	OS	Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
	Chipset	Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)	Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
	GPU	Mali-T760MP8	Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China

Memory	Card slot	No	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM
		UFS 2.0	UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
	Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
	Features	HDR	HDR
	Video	1440p@30fps	1440p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	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	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 3.1

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
		ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)	Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2550 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)
	Charging	15W wired Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)	15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
	Talk time	Up to 17 h (3G)	Up to 20 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 49 h	Up to 67 h

Misc
	Colors	White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz	Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red
	SAR	1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)	0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.38 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)	0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 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-G920R7	SM-G950FD, SM-G950W, SM-G950S, SM-G950K, SM-G950L, SM-G9500, SM-G950A, SM-G950P, SM-G950T, SM-G950U, SM-G950V, SM-G950F, SM-G950U1, SM-G950N, SC-02J, SCV36, SM-G950, G950F
	Price	About 240 EUR	About 230 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1641 Basemark X: 22752	AnTuTu: 199022 (v7) GeekBench: 6656 (v4.4) GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB	Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 72dB
	Audio quality	Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -94.5dB	Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 73h	Endurance rating 84h