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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429
4G Network 4, 17 - GSM A1428 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
  LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
  LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, September 12. Released 2012, September 21 2014, February. Released 2014, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in) 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.4 Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Apple A6 (32 nm) Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based) Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics) Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard) 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
Features face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular Dual video call
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio No No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate
  ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Po 1440 mAh, non-removable (5.45 Wh) Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable
Charging Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 225 h (3G) Up to 390 h
Talk time Up to 8 h (3G) Up to 21 h
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
SAR 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)     1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)     0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)    
Models A1428, A1429, A1442, iPhone5,1, iPhone5,2 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
Price About 340 EUR About 250 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 2229 Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060
Basemark X: 11744
Display Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 51h Endurance rating 83h

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