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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - North American version
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - North American version HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 4, 5, 17, 19, 25, 26, 41 - North America
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, October. Released 2013, November 2013, March. Released 2013, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm (5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in) 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Display
Type True HD IPS+ Super AMOLED
Size 4.95 inches, 67.5 cm2 (~70.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~445 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 4.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU Adreno 330 PowerVR SGX544MP3
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.3 MP, f/2.4, 1/6", 1.9µm 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
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, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), OTG microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
  ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Po 2300 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
Charging Wireless (Qi) Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 300 h (3G) Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 62 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Red White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition
SAR 0.92 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)     0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)     0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)    
Models Nexus 5, D820, D821 GT-I9500, SGH-I337M, SGH-M919, GT-I9507V, SHV-E330L, SPH-L720T, SHV-E300S, SHV-E300L, SHV-E300K, GT-I9507, SGH-M919N
Price About 260 EUR About 320 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1016
Basemark X: 11638
Display Contrast ratio: 967:1 (nominal) / 2.228:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.352:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 65dB Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB
Audio quality Noise -93.3dB / Crosstalk -94.3dB Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 38h Endurance rating 65h

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