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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1522 (GSM), A1522 (CDMA), A1524
			CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1522 (CDMA), A1524
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1522 (GSM), A1522 (CDMA), A1524
			CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1522 (CDMA), A1524
			TD-SCDMA - A1524
	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), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1522 GSM, A1522 CDMA
			LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1524
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2015, March	2014, September
	Status	Available. Released 2015, April	Available. Released 2014, September

Body	Dimensions	142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm (5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 in)	158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1 mm (6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 in)
	Weight	132 g (4.66 oz)	172 g (6.07 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM
		Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)	Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating

Platform	OS	Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); TouchWiz UI	iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 12.4
	Chipset	Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)	Apple A8 (20 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)	Dual-core 1.4 GHz Typhoon (ARM v8-based)
	GPU	Mali-T760MP8	PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics)

Memory	Card slot	No	No
	Internal	32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM	16GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM
		UFS 2.0

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS	8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.5µm, PDAF, OIS
	Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS	1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)	1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
	Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR	face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
	Video	1440p@30fps	720p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		24-bit/192kHz audio	16-bit/44.1kHz 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, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX	4.0, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes	Yes (Apple Pay only)
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go	2.0, proprietary reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
		ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation	Siri natural language commands and dictation

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Po 2915 mAh battery (11.1 Wh)
	Charging	Fast battery charging 15W Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
	Stand-by		Up to 384 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 18 h (3G)	Up to 24 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 50 h	Up to 80 h

Misc
	Colors	White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald	Space Gray, Silver, Gold
	SAR	1.58 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.33 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)	0.99 W/kg (head)     0.91 W/kg (body)
	Price	$ 109.99 / £ 539.00	$ 139.96 / £ 189.99

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1750 Basemark X: 27046
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1361 (nominal), 3.023 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB, noise 70dB, ring 71dB	Voice 67dB, noise 65dB, ring 66dB
	Audio quality	Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -95.7dB	Noise -94dB / Crosstalk -72dB
	Battery life	73h endurance rating	79h endurance rating