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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 20 - LT25i 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, August. Released 2012, December 2015, March 01. Released 2015, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 129 x 65 x 10.7 mm (5.08 x 2.56 x 0.42 in) 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
 IP57 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display
Type TFT Super AMOLED
Size 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 225 Mali-T760MP8
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM
  UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, AF 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Features LED flash, panorama 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 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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out) 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 Removable Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery Li-Ion 2550 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 300 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 18 h Up to 49 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Pink White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz
SAR 0.86 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)     1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.95 W/kg (head)     0.38 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)    
Models LT25i 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 230 EUR About 240 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1641
Basemark X: 22752
Display Contrast ratio: 1.792:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 66dB Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -81.6dB / Crosstalk -81.9dB Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -94.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 73h

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