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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 - A1661, A1784
			CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1661
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784
			CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1661
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1661, A1784
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2015, August 13. Released 2015, August	2016, September 07. Released 2016, September 16
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm (6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 in)	158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
	Weight	171 g (6.03 oz)	188 g (6.63 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame	Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM
		Stylus	IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
	Size	5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~75.9% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Ion-strengthened glass
			3D Touch display & home button

Platform	OS	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)	iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 15.7
	Chipset	Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)	Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)	Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
	GPU	Mali-T760MP8	PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)

Memory	Card slot	No	No
	Internal	32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM	32GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
		UFS 2.0	NVMe

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS	12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3", PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", AF, 2x optical zoom
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm	7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
	Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR	Face detection, HDR
	Video	1440p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes	No
		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, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG	Lightning, USB 2.0

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 Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Battery	Type	Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh)
	Charging	15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
	Stand-by		Up to 384 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 22 h (3G)	Up to 21 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 64 h

Misc
	Colors	Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl	Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
	SAR	1.53 W/kg (head)     1.28 W/kg (body)	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.45 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)	1.24 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-N920, SM-N920T, SM-N920A, SM-N920I, SM-N920G, SM-N920F, SM-N920S, SM-N920L, SM-N920K, SM-N9200	A1661, A1784, A1785, A1786, iPhone9,4
	Price	About 450 EUR	About 320 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1880 Basemark X: 26281	Basemark OS II 2.0: 3796
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.090 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1398:1 (nominal), 3.588 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 67dB / Ring 71dB	Voice 68dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 72dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -94.7dB	Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -80.5dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 85h	Endurance rating 75h