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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17 - C6806
  2, 4 - N900W8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C6833
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, September 04. Released 2013, September 2013, June. Released 2013, July
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in) 179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm (7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
 Stylus IP58 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio) 6.4 inches, 112.9 cm2 (~68.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~344 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Shatter proof glass
  Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
Platform
OS Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop) Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002
Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000
Qualcomm MSM8274 or MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - N9005, N9002
Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - N9000
Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002
Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000
Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF 8 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000) 1080p@30fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) 2 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 420 h (3G) Up to 790 h (2G) / Up to 820 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play Up to 120 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White Black, White, Purple
SAR 1.01 W/kg (head)     1.54 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)     0.34 W/kg (head)    
Models SM-N900, SM-N9002, SM-N9005, SM-N9007, SM-N9008, SM-N9008S, SM-N9008V, SM-N9009, SM-N9009V, SM-N900A, SM-N900K, SM-N900L, SM-N900P, SM-N900R4, SM-N900S, SM-N900T, SM-N900U, SM-N900V, SM-N900W8, SM-N900X, SM-N9000Q, SM-N9006, SM-9005 C6833, C6802, C6806, C6806
Price About 420 EUR About 280 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 11606
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1001:1 (nominal) / 1.578:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker -31.7 LUFS (Below average) Voice 63dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 59dB
Audio quality Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -90.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 75h Endurance rating 52h

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