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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 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (CDMA), A1453
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (GSM), A1453 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1533 (CDMA), A1453
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1457, A1530
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25 - A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - G850F
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 - A1453 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17 - SM-G850M
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A1457
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 39, 40 - A1530
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, September 10. Released 2013, September 20 2014, August. Released 2014, September
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in) 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 12.5.6 Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Chipset Apple A7 (28 nm) Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based) Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) Mali-T628 MP6
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.5µm, AF 12 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard) 2.1 MP
Features face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 720p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC No Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate
  ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Po 1560 mAh, non-removable (5.92 Wh) Li-Ion 1860 mAh, removable
Stand-by Up to 250 h (3G) Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 10 h (3G) Up to 11 h (3G)
Music play Up to 37 h
Misc
Colors Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue
SAR 1.12 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)     1.18 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.00 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)     0.37 W/kg (head)     0.51 W/kg (body)    
Models A1453, A1457, A1518, A1528, A1530, A1533, iPhone6,1, iPhone6,2 SM-G850F, SM-G850FQ, SM-G850Y, SM-G850M, SM-G850T, SM-G850A, SM-G850S, SM-G850L, SM-G850K
Price About 330 EUR About 390 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 14341 Basemark OS II 2.0: 1054
Basemark X: 11065
Display Contrast ratio: 1219:1 (nominal) / 3.565:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.509 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 69dB Voice 66dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -90.3dB Noise -95.7dB / Crosstalk -65.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 54h Endurance rating 52h

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