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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G930FD	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1660, A1778
			CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1660
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930F, G930FD, G930W8	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1660, A1778
			CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1660
	4G Network	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), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930F, G930FD	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), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1660, A1778
		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), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930W8
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2016, February	2016, September
	Status	Available. Released 2016, March	Available. Released 2016, September

Body	Dimensions	142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm (5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)	138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
	Weight	152 g (5.36 oz)	138 g (4.87 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame	Front glass, aluminum body
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G930F Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G930FD	Nano-SIM
		Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~72.1% screen-to-body ratio)	4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)	750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
		Always-on display	Wide color gamut 3D Touch display & home button

Platform	OS	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); TouchWiz UI	iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 12.4
	Chipset	Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm)	Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)	Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
	GPU	Mali-T880 MP12	PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only	No
	Internal	32/64GB, 4GB RAM	32/128/256GB, 2GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS	12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3", PDAF, OIS
	Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., OIS	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm	7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
	Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR	Face detection, HDR, panorama
	Video	1440p	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes	No
		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, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX	4.2, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB Host	2.0, proprietary reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
		ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation	Siri natural language commands and dictation

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 1960 mAh battery (7.45 Wh)
	Charging	Fast battery charging 15W (Quick Charge 2.0) Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 22 h (3G)	Up to 14 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 62 h	Up to 40 h

Misc
	Colors	Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold	Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
	SAR	1.40 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.41 W/kg (head)     0.62 W/kg (body)	1.38 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 300 EUR	About 550 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 2004 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 2128 Basemark X: 32345	Basemark OS II 2.0: 3416
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.376 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1603:1 (nominal), 3.964 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 69dB, noise 69dB, ring 71dB	Voice 67dB, noise 73dB, ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB	Noise -92.4dB / Crosstalk -80.9dB
	Battery life	80h endurance rating	61h endurance rating