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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 (dual-SIM model only)		GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
				CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006
				CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009
				HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
	4G bands	LTE		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005
				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

Launch	Announced	2016, August. Released 2016, September		2013, September 04. Released 2013, September
	Status	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)
	Weight	169 g (5.96 oz)		168 g (5.93 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
		IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus		Stylus

Display	Type	Super AMOLED, HDR10		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)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)		1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5		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)
	Chipset	Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm)		Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002 Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000
	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
	GPU	Mali-T880 MP12		Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002 Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only		microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	64GB 4GB RAM		16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB 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
	Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama		LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS		4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000)

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

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes		Yes
	3.5mm jack	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
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE		4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO		GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes		Yes
	Infrared port	No		Yes
	Radio	No		No
	USB	USB Type-C 3.1		microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG

Features	Sensors	Iris scanner, fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2		Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
		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
	Charging	15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
	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
	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
	Price	About 850 EUR		About 420 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