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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 900 / 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2010, December. Released 2010, December 2015, March 01. Released 2015, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm (4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in) 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 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 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~58.3% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)
Protection Oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to 4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Hummingbird Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8 Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Mali-T760MP8
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 16GB 512MB 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 w480p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA 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, DLNA, hotspot 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 Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
 MP4/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
Organizer
Photo/video editor
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Near Field Communications
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 713 h (2G) / Up to 428 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 49 h
Misc
Colors Black, White White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz
SAR 0.58 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)     1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.47 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 170 EUR About 240 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1641
Basemark X: 22752
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 69dB Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -90.2dB / Crosstalk -90.8dB Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -94.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 73h

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