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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	Exynos 8890 Octa
	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

Camera	Primary	16 MP (f/1.9, 27mm), autofocus, 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, panorama, HDR	Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama
	Video	1080p@30fps, check quality	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality
	Secondary	16 MP, f/1.9, 1080p	5 MP (f/1.7, 22mm, 1/4.1", 1.34µm), dual video call, Auto HDR

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 270 EUR	About 370 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