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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
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

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	LED-backlit 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)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
		- Always-on display - TouchWiz UI	- Wide color gamut display - 3D Touch display & home button

Platform	OS	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)	iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 11.4
	Chipset	Exynos 8890 Octa	Apple A10 Fusion
	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 SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only	No
	Internal	32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM	32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	12 MP (f/1.7, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF), phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash, check quality	12 MP (f/1.8, 28mm, 1/3"), phase detection autofocus, OIS, quad-LED dual-tone flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama	Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, check quality
	Secondary	5 MP (f/1.7, 22mm, 1/4.1", 1.34µm), dual video call, Auto HDR	7 MP (f/2.2, 32mm), 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, proprietary ringtones
	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 - Lightning to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter incl.

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
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	iMessage, SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5 (Safari)
	Java	No	No
		- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - ANT+ support - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - OneDrive (115 GB cloud storage) - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor	- Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player - MP4/H.264 player - Audio/video/photo editor - Document editor

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 1960 mAh battery (7.45 Wh)
	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 370 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