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Network	Technology	GSM / 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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE	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/Cat10 or LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

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

Body	Dimensions	153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm (6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)	148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	169 g (5.96 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)
	Build	Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Stylus	- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~78.0% screen-to-body ratio)	5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		- HDR10 - Always-on display	- HDR10 - 3D Touch (home button only) - Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm)	Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)	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	Mali-T880 MP12	Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	64 GB, 4 GB RAM	64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
	Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide)	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
	Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
	Video		1440p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		- 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- 32-bit/384kHz audio - 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Iris scanner, fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
		- ANT+ - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation	- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - ANT+ - Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery (11.55 Wh)
	Charging	Fast battery charging 18W Qi wireless charging (market dependent)	Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 2.0) Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
	Stand-by
	Talk time		Up to 20 h (3G)
	Music play		Up to 67 h

Misc
	Colors	Blue Coral, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium, Black Onyx	Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red
	SAR		0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.25 W/kg (head)     1.28 W/kg (body)	0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 850 EUR	About 390 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 2676 / Basemark X: 32648	Basemark OS II: 3272 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3376 Basemark X: 42370
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.247 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 69dB, noise 69dB, ring 72dB	Voice 66dB, noise 70dB, ring 72dB
	Audio quality	Noise -92.8dB / Crosstalk -92.9dB	Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB
	Battery life	90h endurance rating	84h endurance rating