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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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T, Bell HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17 - AT&T 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 29, 40
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17, 29 - Bell
Speed HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, May. Released 2014, May 2015, June. Released 2015, June
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 145.3 x 73.4 x 8.9 mm (5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 in) 146.8 x 73.4 x 8.6 mm (5.78 x 2.89 x 0.34 in)
Weight 170.1 g (6.00 oz) 170 g (6.00 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
 IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
MIL-STD-810F compliant		 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
MIL-STD-810G compliant salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~67.2% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~66.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~576 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 330 Mali-T760MP8
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 16GB (11.2GB user available), 2GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
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, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate
 HDMI port ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 480 h Up to 504 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 29 h Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play Up to 57 h
Misc
Colors Camo Green, Titanium Grey, Ruby Red White, Gray
SAR 0.92 W/kg (head)     1.48 W/kg (body)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.67 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)     0.48 W/kg (head)     0.42 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G870A, SC-02G, SM-G870D, SM-G870F, SM-G870W SM-G890A
Price About 400 EUR About 350 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1073
Basemark X: 12111
Loudspeaker Voice 73dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -96.1dB / Crosstalk -96.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 70h Endurance rating 109h

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