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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
		CDMA 800		CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO / TD-SCDMA		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009
				HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
	4G bands	1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41	LTE	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005
				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 (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	2016, August. Released 2016, September	2013, September 04. Released 2013, 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)	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	219 g (7.72 oz)	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 · 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	Super AMOLED, HDR10	Super AMOLED
	Size	6.6 inches, 121.2 cm2 (~74.6% screen-to-body ratio)	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 (~443 ppi density)	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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

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

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.0, AF, OIS	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	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	4K@30fps	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/2.0	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		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	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	No	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No	Yes
	Radio	FM radio	No	No
	USB	USB Type-C, OTG	USB Type-C 3.1	microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	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-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3200 mAh, 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	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	EDI-AL10	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 250 EUR	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