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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 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Sprint
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17 - AT&T 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - AT&T
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17, 29 - Bell 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - T-Mobile
  1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 41 - Sprint
Speed HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, May. Released 2014, May 2017, August
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2017, August
Body
Dimensions 145.3 x 73.4 x 8.9 mm (5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 in) 151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
Weight 170.1 g (6.00 oz) 208.1 g (7.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, plastic frame
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
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~67.2% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 85.4 cm2 (~75.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~568 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 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 540
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB (11.2GB user available), 2GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide) 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
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 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG USB Type-C
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate
 HDMI port Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
PMA wireless
Stand-by Up to 480 h Up to 120 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 29 h Up to 32 h (3G)
Music play Up to 113 h
Misc
Colors Camo Green, Titanium Grey, Ruby Red Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
SAR 0.92 W/kg (head)     1.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.67 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G870A, SC-02G, SM-G870D, SM-G870F, SM-G870W SM-G892A, SM-G892U
Price About 400 EUR About 550 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1073
Basemark X: 12111
GeekBench: 6314 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 12fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Loudspeaker Voice 73dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 76dB Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -96.1dB / Crosstalk -96.5dB Noise - 92.4 / Crosstalk - 91.4
Battery (old) Endurance rating 70h Endurance rating 111h

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