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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26
Speed HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2010, April. Released 2010, May 2015, March 01. Released 2015, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 119.5 x 59.8 x 12.5 mm (4.70 x 2.35 x 0.49 in) 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Mini-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~54.5% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 2.1 (Eclair) Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI
Chipset TI OMAP 3430 Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU 720 MHz Cortex-A8 Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU PowerVR SGX530 Mali-T760MP8
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included No
Internal 1GB 384MB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM
  UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Features LED flash LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 720p 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA videocall camera 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
 DMB TV
MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
Document viewer 		ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery Li-Ion 2550 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 560 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 13 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 30 min (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 49 h
Misc
Colors Deep Black, Cream White White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz
SAR 1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.38 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)    
Models 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 100 EUR About 240 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1641
Basemark X: 22752
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -94.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 73h

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