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Network	Technology	GSM / UMTS / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
		UMTS 2100
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2015, December	2016, March
	Status	Available. Released 2015, December	Available. Released 2016, April

Body	Dimensions	144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in)	151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm (5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	155 g (5.47 oz)	170 g (6.00 oz)
	Build	Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- Samsung Pay

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform	OS	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Exynos 7580 Octa Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 - China only	Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 Exynos 7870 Octa
	CPU	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only	Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 405 - China only	Adreno 405 Mali-T830 MP1

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

Camera	Primary	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm, OIS, autofocus, LED flash, check quality	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps, check quality	1080p@30fps, check quality
	Secondary	5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm, 1080p	5 MP, f/1.9, LED flash

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.1, A2DP
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes (market dependent for dual-SIM model)
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio	FM radio, RDS, recording
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, proximity
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5
	Java	No	No
		- Fast battery charging - ANT+ support - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer	- ANT+ support - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 16 h (3G)	Up to 23 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 75 h	Up to 96 h

Misc
	Colors	Black, White, Gold, Pink	White, Black, Gold, Rose Gold
	SAR	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)	1.10 W/kg (head)     1.01 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)	0.35 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 270 EUR	About 230 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 833 / Basemark X: 4947	Basemark OS II: 999 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1007 Basemark X: 11199
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.789 (sunlight)3.789	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.902 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 65dB, noise 66dB, ring 66dB	Voice 64dB, noise 71dB, ring 68dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -53.0dB	Noise -92.4dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB
	Battery life	91h endurance rating	101h endurance rating