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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 - G930FD
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930F, G930FD, G930W8
	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), 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), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930F, G930FD
			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), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930W8
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2017, January	2016, February
	Status	Available. Released 2017, January	Available. Released 2016, March

Body	Dimensions	146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm (5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)	142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm (5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	157 g (5.54 oz)	152 g (5.36 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) - G930F Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G930FD
		- Samsung Pay - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

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)	5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~72.1% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
		- Always-on display	- Always-on display - TouchWiz UI

Platform	OS	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm)	Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Mali-T830MP3	Mali-T880 MP12

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	32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
	Features	LED 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	5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm
	Features		Dual video call, Auto-HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1440p

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	- 24-bit/192kHz audio - 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio	No
	USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	microUSB 2.0, USB Host

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (front-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
		- Fast battery charging - ANT+ support - MP4/WMV/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer	- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - ANT+ support - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - OneDrive (115 GB cloud storage) - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 16 h (3G)	Up to 22 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 53 h	Up to 62 h

Misc
	Colors	Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud	Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
	SAR	0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)	1.40 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)	0.41 W/kg (head)     0.62 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 250 EUR	About 290 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1417	Basemark OS II: 2004 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 2128 Basemark X: 32345
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.804 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.376 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB, noise 66dB, ring 78dB	Voice 69dB, noise 69dB, ring 71dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -90.2dB	Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB
	Battery life	95h endurance rating	80h endurance rating