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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 Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	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), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
	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 (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2015, August	2017, June
	Status	Available. Released 2015, August	Available. Released 2017, July

Body	Dimensions	153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm (6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 in)	152.5 x 74.8 x 8 mm (6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	171 g (6.03 oz)	181 g (6.38 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame	Front glass, aluminum body
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- Stylus - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~75.9% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~73.1% 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
			- Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)	Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Mali-T760MP8	Mali-T830 MP1

Memory	Card slot	No	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM	32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, OIS, AF	13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), AF
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, dual-video rec.	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide)
	Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR	LED flash
	Video	1440p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		- 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.1, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB Host	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
		- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - ANT+ - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation	- ANT+

Battery		Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 3600 mAh battery
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 22 h (3G)	Up to 24 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 64 h	Up to 91 h

Misc
	Colors	Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl	Black, Blue, Gold, Rose Gold
	SAR	1.53 W/kg (head)     1.28 W/kg (body)	0.71 W/kg (head)
	SAR EU	0.45 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)	0.57 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 470 EUR	About 200 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 1852 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1880 Basemark X: 26281	Basemark OS II: 1172 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1038 Basemark X: 5497
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.090 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.998 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB, noise 67dB, ring 71dB	Voice 68dB, noise 69dB, ring 82dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -94.7dB	Noise -92.7dB / Crosstalk -92.4dB
	Battery life	85h endurance rating	107h endurance rating