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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 / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE-A

Launch	Announced	2015, March 01. Released 2015, April	2020, May 15
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2020, June 02

Body	Dimensions	142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm (5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 in)	163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm (6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	132 g (4.66 oz)	192 g (6.77 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame	Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	PLS LCD
	Size	5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio)	6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~82.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)	720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform	OS	Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), TouchWiz UI	Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1
	Chipset	Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)	Exynos 850 (8nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
	GPU	Mali-T760MP8	Mali-G52

Memory	Card slot	No	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM	32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
		UFS 2.0	eMMC 5.1

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS	48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
	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	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)	13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
	Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
	Video	1440p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		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
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes (market/region dependent)
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	No	FM radio, RDS, recording
	USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0

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

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	15W wired Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)	15W wired
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 18 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 50 h

Misc
	Colors	White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald	Black, White, Blue, Red
	SAR	1.58 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.33 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)	0.42 W/kg (head)     1.54 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-G9250, SM-G925A, SM-G925F, SM-G925FQ, SM-G925I, SM-G925K, SM-G925L, SM-G925S, SM-G925T, SC-04G, 404SC, SM-G925D, SM-G925J	SM-A217F, SM-A217F/DS, SM-A217F/DSN, SM-A217M, SM-A217M/DS, SM-A217N
	Price	About 280 EUR	About 220 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1750 Basemark X: 27046	AnTuTu: 107157 (v8) GeekBench: 1100 (v5.1) GFXBench: 11fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1287:1 (nominal)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 71dB	-30.0 LUFS (Average)
	Audio quality	Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -95.7dB
	Battery life	73h endurance rating	119h endurance rating