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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
		CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 - A1490
		1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 38, 39, 40 - A1491
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, October. Released 2013, November
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)	200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 in)
Weight	145 g (5.11 oz)	331 g (Wi-Fi) / 341 g (3G/LTE) (11.68 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic 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)	7.9 inches, 193.3 cm² (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)	1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~324 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Oleophobic coating

Platform
OS	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI	iOS 7, upgradable to iPadOS 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, 128GB 1GB 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, 33mm (standard), AF
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	HDR
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)	1.2 MP
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, with stereo speakers
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 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX	4.0, A2DP, EDR
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	Accelerometer, gyro, compass
	ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures

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

Misc
Colors	Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White	Space Gray/Black, Silver/White
SAR	1.20 W/kg (head) 1.58 W/kg (body)	1.19 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.56 W/kg (head) 0.41 W/kg (body)	0.99 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	A1489, A1490, A1491, iPad4,6, iPad4,5, iPad4,4
Price	About 250 EUR	About 270 EUR

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

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