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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - American model
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - American model
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asian model
  HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29 - American model
  1, 3, 4, 8, 26, 38, 40, 41 - Asian model
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Global model
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, September. Released 2015, October
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in) 147 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm (5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 136 g (4.80 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
 IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio) 5.2 inches, 74.9 cm2 (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~423 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating
Platform
OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 418
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF 12.3 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.55µm, Laser AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide) 5 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0", 1.4µm
Features Dual video call HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 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, DLNA
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), OTG USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable Li-Po 2700 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 390 h
Talk time Up to 21 h
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White Carbon, Quartz, Ice
SAR 1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 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 Nexus 5X, H791
Price About 250 EUR About 270 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060
Basemark X: 11744
Basemark OS II 2.0: 1591
Basemark X: 16609
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1542 (nominal), 3.092 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 61dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 61dB
Audio quality Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB Noise -92.2dB / Crosstalk -90.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 83h Endurance rating 60h

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