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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 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU
  2, 4 - N900W8 3, 7, 8, 28 - A500YZ
  1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - A500M
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 - A500Y
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 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in) 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
 Stylus
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002
Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000
Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (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 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002
Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000
Adreno 306
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 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000) 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Video 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No FM radio, recording
USB microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
ANT+
S-Voice
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play Up to 68 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)     0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 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-A5000, SM-A5009, SM-A500F, SM-A500F1, SM-A500FQ, SM-A500FU, SM-A500G, SM-A500H, SM-A500HQ, SM-A500K, SM-A500L, SM-A500S, SM-A500YZ, SM-A500Y, SM-A500W
Price About 420 EUR About 360 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker -31.7 LUFS (Below average) Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 75h Endurance rating 74h

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