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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26
  2, 4 - N900W8
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, September 04. Released 2013, September 2015, March 01. Released 2015, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in) 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
 Stylus
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop) Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002
Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000
Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - N9005, N9002
Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - N9000
Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002
Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000
Mali-T760MP8
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000) 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 24-bit/192kHz audio
24-bit/192kHz audio
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
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Radio No No
USB microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable Li-Ion 2550 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 49 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz
SAR 1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)     0.38 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-N900, SM-N9002, SM-N9005, SM-N9007, SM-N9008, SM-N9008S, SM-N9008V, SM-N9009, SM-N9009V, SM-N900A, SM-N900K, SM-N900L, SM-N900P, SM-N900R4, SM-N900S, SM-N900T, SM-N900U, SM-N900V, SM-N900W8, SM-N900X, SM-N9000Q, SM-N9006, SM-9005 SM-G9200, SM-G9208, SM-G9208/SS, SM-G9209, SM-G920A, SM-G920F, SM-G920FD, SM-G920I, SM-G920S, SM-G920T, SM-G920K, SC-05G, SM-G920L, SM-G920, SM-G920R7
Price About 420 EUR About 240 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1641
Basemark X: 22752
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker -31.7 LUFS (Below average) Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -94.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 75h Endurance rating 73h

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