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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
		CDMA 800	CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO / TD-SCDMA	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009
			HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
	4G bands	1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005	LTE
			2, 4 - N900W8
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9/Cat10 or LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 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	178.8 x 90.9 x 7.2 mm (7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 in)	151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)	153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm (6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	219 g (7.72 oz)	168 g (5.93 oz)	169 g (5.96 oz)
	Build		Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Micro-SIM	· Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
			Stylus	IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus

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

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

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

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

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.0	2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide)	5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide) 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
	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	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	No	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	Yes	No
	Radio	FM radio	No	No
	USB	USB Type-C, OTG	microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG	USB Type-C 3.1

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

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

Misc
	Colors	White, Gold, Gray	Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White	Blue Coral, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium, Black Onyx
	SAR EU		0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)	0.25 W/kg (head)     1.28 W/kg (body)
	Models	EDI-AL10	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	SM-N930V, SM-N930A, SM-N930P, SM-N930T, SM-N930R4, SM-N930W8, SM-N930F, SM-N930G, SM-N930S
	Price	About 250 EUR	About 420 EUR	About 850 EUR

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