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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428
  CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 4, 17 - GSM A1428
  LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
  LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, February. Released 2014, April 2012, September 12. Released 2012, September 21
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in) 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
 IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio) 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density) 640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
Platform
OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.4
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) Apple A6 (32 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)
GPU Adreno 330 PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide) 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard)
Features Dual video call face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 24-bit/192kHz audio
16-bit/44.1kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), OTG Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable Li-Po 1440 mAh, non-removable (5.45 Wh)
Charging Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 390 h Up to 225 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h Up to 8 h (3G)
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White Black/Slate, White/Silver
SAR 1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)     1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)     0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
Models 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 A1428, A1429, A1442, iPhone5,1, iPhone5,2
Price About 250 EUR About 340 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060
Basemark X: 11744
Basemark X: 2229
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB
Audio quality Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 83h Endurance rating 51h

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