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Network
Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 - A1490	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 38, 39, 40 - A1491
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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2013, October. Released 2013, November	2014, February. Released 2014, April
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 in)	142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight	331 g (Wi-Fi) / 341 g (3G/LTE) (11.68 oz)	145 g (5.11 oz)
Build		Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM	Nano-SIM	Micro-SIM
		IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

Display
Type	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Size	7.9 inches, 193.3 cm² (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio)	5.1 inches, 71.7 cm² (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~324 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
Protection	Oleophobic coating	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform
OS	iOS 7, upgradable to iPadOS 12.5.6	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
Chipset	Apple A7 (28 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU	Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)	Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU	PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)	Adreno 330

Memory
Card slot	No	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
		eMMC 5.0

Main Camera
Modules	5 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), AF	16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF
Features	HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR

Selfie Camera
Modules	1.2 MP	2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
Features	face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular	Dual video call
Video	720p@30fps	1080p@30fps

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Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		24-bit/192kHz audio

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	No	Yes
Infrared port	No	Yes
Radio	No	No
USB	Lightning, USB 2.0	microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), OTG

Features
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate
		ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures

Battery
Type	Li-Po 6470 mAh, non-removable (24.3 Wh)	Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable
Charging		Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by		Up to 390 h
Talk time	Up to 10 h (multimedia)	Up to 21 h
Music play		Up to 67 h

Misc
Colors	Space Gray/Black, Silver/White	Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
SAR	1.19 W/kg (body)	1.20 W/kg (head) 1.58 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.99 W/kg (body)	0.56 W/kg (head) 0.41 W/kg (body)
Models	A1489, A1490, A1491, iPad4,6, iPad4,5, iPad4,4	SM-G900F, SM-G900I, SM-G900M, SM-G900T, SM-G900W8, SM-G900H, SM-G900FD, SM-G900P, SM-G900A, SC-04F, SM-G9008W, SM-G900L, SM-G900FQ, SM-G900K, SM-G900S, SCL23, SM-G900D, SM-G900MD, SM-G900V, SM-G900T3, SM-G900T1, SM-G9008V, SM-G9006W
Price	About 270 EUR	About 250 EUR

Tests
Performance	Basemark X: 13286	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060 Basemark X: 11744
Display	Contrast ratio: 804:1 (nominal)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker	Voice 65dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 72dB	Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality	Noise -93.8dB / Crosstalk -82.9dB	Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB
Battery (old)		Endurance rating 83h

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