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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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - N910W8
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20 - N910F, N910C
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40 - N910G
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17 - N910W8
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28 - N910U
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 (Exynos 5433)
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps (Snapdragon 805)
Launch
Announced 2013, October 22. Released 2013, November 01 2014, September 03. Released 2014, October
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 in) 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm (6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
Weight 469 g (Wi-Fi) / 478 g (3G/LTE) (1.03 lb) 176 g (6.21 oz)
Build Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
  Stylus
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio) 5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~73.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS iOS 7, upgradable to iPadOS 12.5.6 Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Apple A7 (28 nm) Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm)
Exynos 5433
CPU Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based) Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 - Snapdragon 805
Octa-core (4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A57) - Exynos 5433
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) Adreno 420 (Snapdragon 805)
Mali-T760 MP6 (Exynos 5433)
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM 32GB 3GB 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, AF, OIS
Features HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP 3.7 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Features face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1440p@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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC No Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio No No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, UV, heart rate, SpO2
  ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Po 8600 mAh, non-removable (32.4 Wh) Li-Ion 3220 mAh, removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Talk time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play Up to 82 h
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Silver Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink
SAR 1.18 W/kg (body)     0.37 W/kg (head)     0.88 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (body)     0.37 W/kg (head)     0.38 W/kg (body)    
Models A1474, A1475, A1476, iPad4,1, iPad4,2, iPad4,3 SM-N910C, SM-N910S, SM-N910H, SM-N910F, SM-N910G, SM-N910U, SM-N910K, SM-N916S, SM-N910L, SM-N916L, SM-N916K, SM-N910T3
Price About 350 EUR About 350 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 13597 Basemark OS II 2.0: 1328
Basemark X: 18684
Display Contrast ratio: 968:1 (nominal) / 2.504:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinity (nominal), 4.033 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 76dB Voice 79dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 89dB
Audio quality Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -89.9dB Noise -96.6dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 90h

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