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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / 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)
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India	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), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2016, October	2017, August
	Status	Available. Released 2016, November	Available. Released 2017, September

Body	Dimensions	162.9 x 80.7 x 6.9 mm (6.41 x 3.18 x 0.27 in)	162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
	Weight	189 g (6.67 oz)	195 g (6.88 oz)
	Build	Front glass, aluminum body	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	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

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	6.0 inches, 99.2 cm2 (~75.5% screen-to-body ratio)	6.3 inches, 101.1 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~367 ppi density)	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~521 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
			HDR10 3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)	Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653 (28 nm)	Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
	CPU	Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 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	Adreno 510	Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	64 GB, 6 GB RAM	64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/1.9, PDAF	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
	Features	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	1080p@30fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

Selfie Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/1.9	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
	Features		Dual video call, Auto-HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1440p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		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, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS	No
	USB	Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

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

Battery		Non-removable 4000 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery
	Charging	Fast battery charging 18W	Fast battery charging 15W (Quick Charge 2.0) Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
	Stand-by
	Talk time		Up to 22 h (3G)
	Music play		Up to 74 h

Misc
	Colors	Gold, Pink Gold, Black	Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink (Taiwan only)
	SAR EU	0.79 W/kg (head)     1.62 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 380 EUR	About 550 EUR

Tests	Performance		Basemark OS II: 3374 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3333 Basemark X: 40890
	Display		Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.148(sunlight)
	Loudspeaker		Voice 67dB, noise 69dB, ring 71dB
	Audio quality		Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -93.2dB
	Battery life		89h endurance rating