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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 bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 40, 41 - India	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2016, October. Released 2016, November	2017, March 29. Released 2017, April
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	162.9 x 80.7 x 6.9 mm (6.41 x 3.18 x 0.27 in)	159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm (6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
	Weight	189 g (6.67 oz)	173 g (6.10 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
			IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	6.0 inches, 99.2 cm2 (~75.5% screen-to-body ratio)	6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2 (~84.0% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~367 ppi density)	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Platform	OS	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
	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	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	64GB 6GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
		eMMC 5.1	UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1

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
	Features	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
	Features		HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1440p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
			32-bit/384kHz 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
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS	No
	USB	USB Type-C	USB Type-C 3.1

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 Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable (13.48 Wh)
	Charging	18W wired	15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)

Misc
	Colors	Gold, Pink Gold, Black	Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink
	SAR		0.67 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.79 W/kg (head)     1.62 W/kg (body)	0.27 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-C9000, SM-C900F, SM-C9008, SM-C900Y	SM-G955F, SM-G955FD, SM-G955W, SM-G955A, SM-G955P, SM-G955T, SM-G955V, SM-G955R4, SM-G955U, SM-G955S, SM-G955K, SM-G955L, SM-G955, SM-G955U1, SM-G955N, SM-G9550, SC-03J, G955F
	Price	About 380 EUR	About 430 EUR

Tests	Performance	GFXBench: 5.8fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	GeekBench: 6754 (v4.4) GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display		Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.658(sunlight)
	Loudspeaker		Voice 68dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB
	Audio quality		Noise -92.2dB / Crosstalk -93.3dB
	Battery (old)		Endurance rating 88h