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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 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global	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)
		LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700) - USA
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2018, March	2017, March
	Status	Available. Released 2018, May	Available. Released 2017, April

Body	Dimensions	148.5 x 70.8 x 8.2 mm (5.85 x 2.79 x 0.32 in)	148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	137 g (4.83 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)
	Build		Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), 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 (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	5.5 inches, 78.1 cm2 (~74.2% screen-to-body ratio)	5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~293 ppi density)	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection		Corning Gorilla Glass 5
			- HDR10 compliant - 3D Touch (home button only) - Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 7.x (Nougat)	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Mediatek MT6739	Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - USA & China
	CPU	Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53	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	PowerVR GE8100	Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	32 GB, 3 RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM	64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	13 MP, f/2.2, PDAF, LED flash	12 MP (f/1.7, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF), 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	1080p@30fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality
	Secondary	5 MP, f/2.4, 1/5" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size, 720p	8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm), AF, 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
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- 32-bit/384kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC		Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	To be confirmed	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	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
		- MP4/H.264 player - MP3/eAAC+/WAV player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer	- 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-Ion 2730 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	Cool Black, Warm Silver	Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red
	SAR		0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU		0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 200 EUR	About 530 EUR

Tests	Performance		Basemark OS II: 3272 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3376 Basemark X: 42370
	Display		Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight)
	Loudspeaker		Voice 66dB, noise 70dB, ring 72dB
	Audio quality		Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB
	Battery life		84h endurance rating