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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)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
			- Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)	Android 7.0 (Nougat), planned upgrade to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Exynos 7420 Octa	Exynos 7870 Octa
	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, 1/2.6", 1.12µm, OIS, AF	13 MP, AF, f/1.7, 27mm
	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, 1/4.1", 1.34µm	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm
	Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR	LED flash
	Video	1440p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	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
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5
	Java	No	No
		- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - ANT+ support - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor	- ANT+ support - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

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 260 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