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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26
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 2014, February. Released 2014, April 2015, March 01. Released 2015, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in) 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 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
 IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 330 Mali-T760MP8
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF 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, 720p@120fps, HDR 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm
Features Dual video call 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Radio No No
USB microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), OTG microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures		 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable Li-Ion 2550 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent) 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 390 h
Talk time Up to 21 h Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 67 h Up to 49 h
Misc
Colors Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz
SAR 1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)     1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)     0.38 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G900F, SM-G900I, SM-G900M, SM-G900T, SM-G900W8, SM-G900H, SM-G900FD, SM-G900P, SM-G900A, SC-04F, SM-G9008W, SM-G900L, SM-G900FQ, SM-G900K, SM-G900S, SCL23, SM-G900D, SM-G900MD, SM-G900V, SM-G900T3, SM-G900T1, SM-G9008V, SM-G9006W 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 250 EUR About 240 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060
Basemark X: 11744		 Basemark OS II 2.0: 1641
Basemark X: 22752
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -94.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 83h Endurance rating 73h

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