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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 - all models
  CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (CDMA), A1453
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (GSM), A1453
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1533 (CDMA), A1453
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1457, A1530
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25 - A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 - A1453
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A1457
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 39, 40 - A1530
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 2013, September 10. Released 2013, September 20
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 7, upgradable to iOS 12.5.6
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) Apple A7 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)
GPU Adreno 330 PowerVR G6430 (quad-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/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.5µm, AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide) 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Features Dual video call face detection, HDR, 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
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes No
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 Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable Li-Po 1560 mAh, non-removable (5.92 Wh)
Charging Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 390 h Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h Up to 10 h (3G)
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold
SAR 1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)     1.12 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)     1.00 W/kg (head)     0.80 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 A1453, A1457, A1518, A1528, A1530, A1533, iPhone6,1, iPhone6,2
Price About 250 EUR About 330 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060
Basemark X: 11744
Basemark X: 14341
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1219:1 (nominal) / 3.565:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 69dB
Audio quality Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -90.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 83h Endurance rating 54h

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