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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)	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), 66(1700/2100), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2017, February	2017, March
	Status	Available. Released 2017, March	Available. Released 2017, April

Body	Dimensions	148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm (5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)	148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	163 g (5.75 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3/5), aluminum frame	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - MIL-STD-810G compliant	- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Display	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.7 inches, 84.1 cm2 (~78.6% screen-to-body ratio)	5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2880 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~564 ppi density)	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		- Dolby Vision/HDR10 compliant - Always-on display - LG UX 6.0 UI	- HDR10 compliant - 3D Touch (home button only) - Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821	Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - USA & China
	CPU	Quad-core (2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)	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 530	Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only	microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM	64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	Dual: 13 MP (f/1.8, 1/3", 1.12µm, 3-axis OIS, PDAF) + 13 MP (f/2.4, no AF), phase detection autofocus, dual-LED flash, check quality	12 MP (f/1.7, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF), phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama	Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec., check quality	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality
	Secondary	5 MP (f/2.2), 1080p	8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm), autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		- 32-bit/192kHz audio - 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, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio (market dependent)	No
	USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5
	Java	No	No
		- WPC&PMA wireless charging (US version only) - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min (Quick Charge 3.0) - MP4/DviX/XviD/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+ player - Photo/video editor - Document editor	- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - ANT+ support - Bixby natural language commands and dictation - MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor

Battery		Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery (11.55 Wh)
	Stand-by
	Talk time		Up to 20 h (3G)
	Music play		Up to 67 h

Misc
	Colors	Astro Black, Ice Platinum, Terra Gold, Marine Blue, Mystic White, Raspberry Rose, Moroccan Blue, Lavender Violet	Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red
	SAR	0.65 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)	0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.23 W/kg (head)     0.15 W/kg (body)	0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 390 EUR	About 530 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 2291 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 2126 Basemark X: 30507	Basemark OS II: 3272 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3376 Basemark X: 42370
	Display	Contrast ratio: 2053 (nominal), 3.556 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB, noise 68dB, ring 74dB	Voice 66dB, noise 70dB, ring 72dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.3dB / Crosstalk -94.4dB	Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB
	Battery life	72h endurance rating	84h endurance rating