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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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  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 LTE (unspecified)
  2, 4 - N900W8
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9/Cat10 or LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, September 04. Released 2013, September 2016, August. Released 2016, September
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in) 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm (6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 Stylus IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~78.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002
Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000
Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - N9005, N9002
Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - N9000
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002
Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000
Mali-T880 MP12
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000) 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide)
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 24-bit/192kHz audio
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
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture Iris scanner, fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, 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
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White Blue Coral, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium, Black Onyx
SAR EU 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)     0.25 W/kg (head)     1.28 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-N930V, SM-N930A, SM-N930P, SM-N930T, SM-N930R4, SM-N930W8, SM-N930F, SM-N930G, SM-N930S
Price About 420 EUR About 850 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 2676
Basemark X: 32648
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.247 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker -31.7 LUFS (Below average) Voice 69dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB Noise -92.8dB / Crosstalk -92.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 75h Endurance rating 90h

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