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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1661, A1784	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
		CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1661
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1661
	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), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1661, A1784	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), 32(1500), 66(1700/2100), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2016, September	2017, March
	Status	Available. Released 2016, September	Available. Released 2017, April

Body	Dimensions	158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)	148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	188 g (6.63 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)
	Build	Front glass, body	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- IP67 certified - dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)	- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 certified - dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Display	Type	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)	5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		- Wide color gamut display - 3D Touch display & home button	- HDR10 compliant - 3D Touch (home button only) - Always-on display

Platform	OS	iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 11.3	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Apple A10 Fusion	Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - USA & China
	CPU	Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
	GPU	PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)	Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China

Memory	Card slot	No	microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	32/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM	64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 28mm, 1/3", OIS) + 12 MP (f/2.8, 56mm, 1/3.6"), phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, quad-LED dual-tone flash, check quality	12 MP (f/1.7, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF), phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)	Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, check quality	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality
	Secondary	7 MP (f/2.2, 32mm), 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR	8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm), autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, proprietary ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes
	3.5mm jack	No	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Lightning to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter incl.	- 32-bit/384kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	2.0, proprietary reversible connector	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
	Messaging	iMessage, SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5 (Safari)	HTML5
	Java	No	No
		- 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	- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - ANT+ support - Bixby natural language commands and dictation - MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery (11.1 Wh)	Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery (11.55 Wh)
	Stand-by	Up to 384 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 21 h (3G)	Up to 20 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 60 h	Up to 67 h

Misc
	Colors	Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red	Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red
	SAR	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)	0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	1.24 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)	0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 690 EUR	About 530 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 3796	Basemark OS II: 3272 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3376 Basemark X: 42370
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1398:1 (nominal), 3.588 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB, noise 72dB, ring 72dB	Voice 66dB, noise 70dB, ring 72dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -80.5dB	Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB
	Battery life	75h endurance rating	84h endurance rating