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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 / 2100 - ST25i HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - N910W8
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20 - N910F, N910C
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40 - N910G
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17 - N910W8
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28 - N910U
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (Exynos 5433)
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps (Snapdragon 805)
Launch
Announced 2012, February. Released 2012, May 2014, September 03. Released 2014, October
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 112 x 54 x 12 mm (4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in) 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm (6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
  Stylus
Display
Type TFT Super AMOLED
Size 3.5 inches, 33.8 cm2 (~55.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~73.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~280 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset NovaThor U8500 Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm)
Exynos 5433
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 - Snapdragon 805
Octa-core (4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A57) - Exynos 5433
GPU Mali-400 Adreno 420 (Snapdragon 805)
Mali-T760 MP6 (Exynos 5433)
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB (4GB user available), 512MB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM
  eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Features LED flash, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA 3.7 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Features 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, hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, UV, heart rate, SpO2
  ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery Li-Ion 3220 mAh, removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Stand-by Up to 260 h (2G) / Up to 472 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h 36 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 36 min (3G) Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play Up to 45 h Up to 82 h
Misc
Colors Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, yellow Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink
SAR 1.09 W/kg (head)     0.93 W/kg (body)     0.37 W/kg (head)     0.88 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.62 W/kg (head)     0.37 W/kg (head)     0.38 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-N910C, SM-N910S, SM-N910H, SM-N910F, SM-N910G, SM-N910U, SM-N910K, SM-N916S, SM-N910L, SM-N916L, SM-N916K, SM-N910T3
Price About 140 EUR About 350 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1328
Basemark X: 18684
Display Contrast ratio: 930:1 (nominal) / 1.758:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinity (nominal), 4.033 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 72dB Voice 79dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 89dB
Audio quality Noise -87.3dB / Crosstalk -87.7dB Noise -96.6dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 90h

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