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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)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		Dolby Vision HDR10 Always-on display	HDR10 3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); LG UX 6 UI	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)	Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - 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 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM	64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/1.8, 30mm (standard), 1/3", 1.12µm, 3-axis OIS, PDAF 13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), no AF	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
	Features	Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec.	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.2, 18mm	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	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
			Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Battery		Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery (11.55 Wh)
	Charging	Fast battery charging 18W: 50% in 30 min (Quick Charge 3.0) WPC&PMA wireless charging (US version only)	Fast battery charging 15W (Quick Charge 2.0) Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
	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 270 EUR	About 390 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