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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1549 (GSM), A1549 (CDMA), A1586
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009 CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1549 (CDMA), A1586
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1549 (GSM), A1549 (CDMA), A1586
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1549 (CDMA), A1586
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8 TD-SCDMA - A1586
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29 - A1549 GSM, A1549 CDMA
  2, 4 - N900W8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1586
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, September 04. Released 2013, September 2014, September 09. Released 2014, September 19
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in) 138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
 Stylus Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density) 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Platform
OS Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop) iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 12.5.6
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002
Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000
Apple A8 (20 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - N9005, N9002
Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - N9000
Dual-core 1.4 GHz Typhoon (ARM v8-based)
GPU Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002
Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000
PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF 8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.5µm, PDAF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000) 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Features face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 24-bit/192kHz audio
16-bit/44.1kHz 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, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes (Apple Pay only)
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable Li-Po 1810 mAh, non-removable (6.9 Wh)
Stand-by Up to 420 h (3G) Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 14 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White Space Gray, Silver, Gold
SAR 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)     0.98 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)    
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 A1549, A1586, A1589, A1522, A1524, A1593, iPhone7,2
Price About 420 EUR About 100 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 15841
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1213 (nominal), 3.838 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker -31.7 LUFS (Below average) Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB Noise -94dB / Crosstalk -73.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 75h Endurance rating 61h

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