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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 - E5803, E5823	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - E5803, E5823	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (E5803), LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps (E5823)	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Up to 107 kbps	Yes
	EDGE	Up to 296 kbps	Yes

Launch	Announced	2015, September	2017, January
	Status	Available. Released 2015, October	Available. Released 2017, January

Body	Dimensions	127 x 65 x 8.9 mm (5.0 x 2.56 x 0.35 in)	135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm (5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	138 g (4.87 oz)	138 g (4.87 oz)
	Build	Plastic frame, back glass	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	- Samsung Pay - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Display	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	4.6 inches, 56.9 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)	4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~67.9% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~323 ppi density)	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes, up to 10 fingers	Yes
	Protection	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
		- Triluminos display - X-Reality Engine	- Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat)	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810	Exynos 7870 Octa
	CPU	Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Adreno 430	Mali-T830 MP1

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	32 GB, 2 GB RAM	16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm, 1/2.3", PDAF	13 MP, 27mm, AF, f/1.9
	Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5.1 MP, f/2.4	8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm
	Features	HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		- 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, aptX	4.2, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio, RDS	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted; EU model only), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5
	Java	No	No
		- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - ANT+ support - Xvid/MP4/H.265 player - MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player - Document viewer - Photo/video editor	- ANT+ support - MP4/WMV/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 2700 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 2350 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 520 h (2G) / Up to 520 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 11 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 14 h 50 min (3G)	Up to 17 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 77 h	Up to 55 h

Misc
	Colors	White, Graphite Black, Yellow, Coral	Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
	SAR	0.97 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	1.07 W/kg (head)     0.71 W/kg (body)	0.35 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 390 EUR	About 200 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 1696 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1440 Basemark X: 23703	Basemark OS II 2.0: 999 / Basemark X: 5160
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1053 (nominal), 2.78(sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.688 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB, noise 65dB, ring 70dB	Voice 66dB, noise 66dB, ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -94.4dB	Noise -94.7dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB
	Battery life	86h endurance rating	93h endurance rating