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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - RM-914
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-915
  HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-917
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, February. Released 2014, April 2013, February. Released 2013, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in) 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm, 75.7 cc (4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Micro-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, 45.5 cm2 (~59.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Scratch-resistant glass
Platform
OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to 8.1
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8227
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 Dual-core 1.0 GHz
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 305
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM 8GB 512MB RAM
 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF 5 MP, f/2.4, 28mm (wide), 1/4.0", AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide) No
Features Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes No
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No FM Radio
USB microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), OTG microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate Accelerometer, proximity
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable Li-Ion 1430 mAh, removable (BL-5J)
Charging Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 390 h Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h Up to 14 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 9 h 40 min (3G)
Music play Up to 67 h Up to 61 h
Misc
Colors Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
SAR 1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)     0.77 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU 0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)     1.09 W/kg (head)    
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
Price About 250 EUR About 70 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060
Basemark X: 11744
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 834:1 (nominal) / 1.161:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 68dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB Noise -82.3dB / Crosstalk -81.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 83h Endurance rating 49h

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