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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
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28 - SM-N915G
  2, 4 - N900W8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20 - SM-N915FY
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17, 20 - SM-N915A
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17 - SM-N915T
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps or Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, September 04. Released 2013, September 2014, September. Released 2014, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in) 151.3 x 82.4 x 8.3 mm (5.96 x 3.24 x 0.33 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
 Stylus Stylus
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.6 inches, 96.2 cm2 (~77.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density) 1600 x 2560 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~524 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
  Curved edge screen
Platform
OS Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002
Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000
Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (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 2.7 GHz Krait 450
GPU Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002
Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000
Adreno 420
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000) 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) 3.7 MP, f/1.9
Video 1080p@30fps 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Radio No No
USB microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, UV, heart rate, SpO2
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Stand-by Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White Black, White
SAR EU 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)     0.24 W/kg (head)     0.33 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 SM-N9150, SM-N915A, SM-N915D, SM-N915F, SM-N915FY, SM-N915G, SM-N915K, SM-N915L, SM-N915P, SM-N915R4, SM-N915S, SM-N915T, SM-N915V, SM-N915W8, SM-N915X, SC-01G
Price About 420 EUR About 300 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1255
Basemark X: 17108
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.799 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker -31.7 LUFS (Below average) Voice 72dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 70dB
Audio quality Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -93.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 75h Endurance rating 68h

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