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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), 38(2600), 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, August
	Status	Available. Released 2015, December	Available. Released 2016, September

Body	Dimensions	144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in)	151.7 x 75 x 8 mm (5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	155 g (5.47 oz)	167 g (5.89 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame	Front glass, aluminum body, plastic ends
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- Samsung Pay

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~73.3% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass (market dependent)

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 (28 nm) - China only	Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 405 - China only	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	16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), OIS, AF	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)	8 MP, f/1.9
	Video	1080p@30fps

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, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, 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 - Xvid/DivX/MP4/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 16 h (3G)	Up to 21 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 75 h	Up to 84 h

Misc
	Colors	Black, White, Gold, Pink	Black, Gold, Rose Gold
	SAR	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)	0.65 W/kg (head)
	SAR EU	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)	0.40 W/kg (head)     1.40 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 270 EUR	About 210 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 833 / Basemark X: 4947
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.789 (sunlight)3.789
	Loudspeaker	Voice 65dB, noise 66dB, ring 66dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -53.0dB
	Battery life	91h endurance rating