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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
	Speed	HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2015, June 19. Released 2015, July 28	2014, February. Released 2014, April
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	142.1 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm (5.59 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)	142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
	Weight	146 g (5.15 oz)	145 g (5.11 oz)
	Build	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Micro-SIM
			IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~67.5% screen-to-body ratio)	5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
	Protection		Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
	GPU	Adreno 306	Adreno 330

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	8GB 1.5GB RAM, 16GB 1.5GB RAM	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
		eMMC 4.5	eMMC 5.0

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF	16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF
	Features	LED flash	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)	2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
	Features	LED flash	Dual video call
	Video		1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
			24-bit/192kHz audio

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes (market dependent)	Yes
	Infrared port	No	Yes
	Radio	FM radio, RDS, recording	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go	microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB On-The-Go

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

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable
	Charging		Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent
	Stand-by		Up to 390 h
	Talk time	Up to 18 h (3G)	Up to 21 h
	Music play	Up to 62 h	Up to 67 h

Misc
	Colors	White, Black, Gold	Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
	SAR	0.80 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)	1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.61 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)	0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-J500F, SM-J500G, SM-J500FN, SM-J500Y, SM-J500M, J500S, SM-J500H, SM-J5007, J5, SM-J500N0, SM-J5008	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 160 EUR	About 250 EUR

Tests	Performance		Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060 Basemark X: 11744
	Display		Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight)
	Loudspeaker		Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
	Audio quality		Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB
	Battery life		83h endurance rating