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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
			CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009	CDMA 800
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
			CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO / TD-SCDMA
			HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
	4G bands	LTE	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005	1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41
			2, 4 - N900W8
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9/Cat10 or LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2016, August. Released 2016, September	2013, September 04. Released 2013, September	2016, August. Released 2016, September
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm (6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)	151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)	178.8 x 90.9 x 7.2 mm (7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 in)
	Weight	169 g (5.96 oz)	168 g (5.93 oz)	219 g (7.72 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	· Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Micro-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
		IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus	Stylus

Display	Type	Super AMOLED, HDR10	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~78.0% screen-to-body ratio)	5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio)	6.6 inches, 121.2 cm2 (~74.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~443 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI	Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), EMUI 4.1
	Chipset	Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002 Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000	Kirin 955 (16 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)	Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - N9005, N9002 Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - N9000	Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Mali-T880 MP12	Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002 Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000	Mali-T880 MP4

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
	Internal	64GB 4GB RAM	16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM	32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
		UFS 2.0	eMMC 4.5

Main Camera	Modules	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS	13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF	13 MP, f/2.0, AF, OIS
	Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000)	4K@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide) 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)	2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide)	5 MP, f/2.0
	Features	HDR
	Video		1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes	Yes
		24-bit/192kHz audio	24-bit/192kHz audio

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes	No
	Infrared port	No	Yes	No
	Radio	No	No	FM radio
	USB	USB Type-C 3.1	microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG	USB Type-C, OTG

Features	Sensors	Iris scanner, fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
		ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)	ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable	Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)		10W wired
	Stand-by		Up to 420 h (3G)
	Talk time		Up to 21 h (3G)

Misc
	Colors	Blue Coral, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium, Black Onyx	Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White	White, Gold, Gray
	SAR EU	0.25 W/kg (head)     1.28 W/kg (body)	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-N930V, SM-N930A, SM-N930P, SM-N930T, SM-N930R4, SM-N930W8, SM-N930F, SM-N930G, SM-N930S	SM-N900, SM-N9002, SM-N9005, SM-N9007, SM-N9008, SM-N9008S, SM-N9008V, SM-N9009, SM-N9009V, SM-N900A, SM-N900K, SM-N900L, SM-N900P, SM-N900R4, SM-N900S, SM-N900T, SM-N900U, SM-N900V, SM-N900W8, SM-N900X, SM-N9000Q, SM-N9006, SM-9005	EDI-AL10
	Price	About 850 EUR	About 420 EUR	About 250 EUR

Our Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 2676 Basemark X: 32648
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.247 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 69dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 72dB	-31.7 LUFS (Below average)
	Audio quality	Noise -92.8dB / Crosstalk -92.9dB	Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 90h	Endurance rating 75h