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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, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26
  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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, September 12. Released 2012, September 21 2015, March 01. Released 2015, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in) 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.4 Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Apple A6 (32 nm) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based) Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics) Mali-T760MP8
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM
  UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm
Features face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1440p@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
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, 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 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
  ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Po 1440 mAh, non-removable (5.45 Wh) Li-Ion 2550 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 225 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 49 h
Misc
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz
SAR 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)     1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)     0.38 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)    
Models A1428, A1429, A1442, iPhone5,1, iPhone5,2 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 340 EUR About 240 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 2229 Basemark OS II 2.0: 1641
Basemark X: 22752
Display Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -94.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 51h Endurance rating 73h

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