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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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
			CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
			CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
	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), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - Global
			LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
	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 (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2015, August	2018, August
	Status	Available. Released 2015, August	Available. Released 2018, August

Body	Dimensions	153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm (6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 in)	161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
	Weight	171 g (6.03 oz)	201 g (7.09 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		Stylus Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)	Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus (Bluetooth integration)

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)	6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
			HDR10 Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)	Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI
	Chipset	Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)	Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
	GPU	Mali-T760MP8	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China

Memory	Card slot	No	microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS	12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS	2160p@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
	Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
	Video	1440p@30fps	1440p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		24-bit/192kHz audio Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	32-bit/384kHz 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB Host	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
		ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation	Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Battery		Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery
	Charging	Fast battery charging 15W (Quick Charge 2.0) Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)	Fast battery charging 15W Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 22 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 64 h

Misc
	Colors	Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl	Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White
	SAR	1.53 W/kg (head)     1.28 W/kg (body)	1.29 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.45 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)	0.38 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 450 EUR	About 650 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 1852 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1880 Basemark X: 26281	Basemark OS II: 3377 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3064 Basemark X: 41994
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.090 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.531 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB, noise 67dB, ring 71dB	Voice 71dB, noise 74dB, ring 80dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -94.7dB	Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -94.1dB
	Battery life	85h endurance rating	97h endurance rating