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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D855 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D850
  HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D851
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D852
4G Network 2, 4, 7, 17 - D851 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 38, 39, 40, 41
  LTE 700 / 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2300 / 2600 - D855
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17, 29 - D850
  LTE 700 / 850 / 1900 / 1700 / 2600 - D852
LTE 700 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD2300 - Virgin Mobile
Speed HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, May. Released 2014, June 2017, March 29. Released 2017, April 24
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm (5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in) 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type True HD-IPS + LCD Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.5 inches, 82.2 cm2 (~75.3% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~538 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
GPU Adreno 330 Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.4, 29mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 2.1 MP, f/2.0 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 24-bit/192kHz audio 32-bit/384kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS - D855 model only No
USB microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), OTG USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
  Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)
Charging Wireless (Qi) (optional) 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 565 h (2G) / Up to 553 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 19 h (2G) / Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Metallic Black, Silk White, Shine Gold, Moon Violet, Burgundy Red, Blue Steel Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red
SAR 0.39 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)     0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.23 W/kg (head)     0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    
Models D855, D850, D851, VS985 4G, D852, LGLS990, F400K SM-G950FD, SM-G950W, SM-G950S, SM-G950K, SM-G950L, SM-G9500, SM-G950A, SM-G950P, SM-G950T, SM-G950U, SM-G950V, SM-G950F, SM-G950U1, SM-G950N, SC-02J, SCV36, SM-G950, G950F
Price About 300 EUR About 230 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1327
Basemark X: 11552
AnTuTu: 199022 (v7)
GeekBench: 6656 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 789:1 (nominal), 1.820 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 80dB Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -99.4dB / Crosstalk -100.0dB Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 63h Endurance rating 84h

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