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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, February. Released 2014, April 2017, January. Released 2017, January
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in) 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm (5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio) 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) Exynos 7880 (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 330 Mali-T830MP3
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), 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) 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Features Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No FM radio
USB microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), OTG USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
ANT+
Samsung Pay
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent) 18W wired
Stand-by Up to 390 h
Talk time Up to 21 h Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play Up to 67 h Up to 53 h
Misc
Colors Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
SAR 1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)     0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)     0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 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 SM-A520F, SM-A520F, SM-A520K, SM-A520L, SM-A520S, SM-A520W, SM-A520FD
Price About 250 EUR About 190 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060
Basemark X: 11744
GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.804 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -90.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 83h Endurance rating 95h

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