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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / UMTS / 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 / 1900 / 2100
			UMTS 2100
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2017, January	2015, December
	Status	Available. Released 2017, January	Available. Released 2015, December

Body	Dimensions	146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm (5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)	144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in)
	Weight	157 g (5.54 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass, aluminum frame	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- Samsung Pay - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	- Samsung Pay

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
		- Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Exynos 7880 Octa	Exynos 7580 Octa Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 - China only
	CPU	Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only
	GPU	Mali-T830MP3	Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 405 - China only

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM	16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	16 MP (f/1.9, 27mm), autofocus, LED flash, check quality	13 MP (f/1.9, 28mm), OIS, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps, check quality	1080p@30fps, check quality
	Secondary	16 MP, f/1.9, 1080p	5 MP (f/1.9, 24mm), 1080p

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio	FM radio
	USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5
	Java	No	No
		- Fast battery charging - ANT+ support - MP4/WMV/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer	- Fast battery charging - ANT+ support - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 16 h (3G)	Up to 16 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 53 h	Up to 75 h

Misc
	Colors	Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud	Black, White, Gold, Pink
	SAR	0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 270 EUR	About 270 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1417	Basemark OS II 2.0: 833 / Basemark X: 4947
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.804 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.789 (sunlight)3.789
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB, noise 66dB, ring 78dB	Voice 65dB, noise 66dB, ring 66dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -90.2dB	Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -53.0dB
	Battery life	95h endurance rating	91h endurance rating