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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
4G Network LTE (unspecified) 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005
  2, 4 - N900W8
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9/Cat10 or LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2016, August. Released 2016, September 2013, September 04. Released 2013, September
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm (6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 in) 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus
Stylus
Display
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 Super AMOLED
Size 5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~78.0% screen-to-body ratio) 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
 Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)
Chipset Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002
Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000
CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - N9005, N9002
Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - N9000
GPU Mali-T880 MP12 Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002
Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM 16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000)
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide)
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide)
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.1 microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Blue Coral, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium, Black Onyx Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White
SAR EU 0.25 W/kg (head)     1.28 W/kg (body)     0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-N930V, SM-N930A, SM-N930P, SM-N930T, SM-N930R4, SM-N930W8, SM-N930F, SM-N930G, SM-N930S 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
Price About 850 EUR About 420 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 2676
Basemark X: 32648
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.247 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 72dB -31.7 LUFS (Below average)
Audio quality Noise -92.8dB / Crosstalk -92.9dB Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 90h Endurance rating 75h

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