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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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - N910W8 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20 - N910F, N910C 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40 - N910G
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17 - N910W8
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28 - N910U
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (Exynos 5433)
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps (Snapdragon 805)
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, September 03. Released 2014, October 2013, October 22. Released 2013, November 01
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm (6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in) 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 in)
Weight 176 g (6.21 oz) 469 g (Wi-Fi) / 478 g (3G/LTE) (1.03 lb)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
 Stylus
Display
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~73.4% screen-to-body ratio) 9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density) 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) iOS 7, upgradable to iPadOS 12.5.6
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm)
Exynos 5433
Apple A7 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 - Snapdragon 805
Octa-core (4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A57) - Exynos 5433
Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)
GPU Adreno 420 (Snapdragon 805)
Mali-T760 MP6 (Exynos 5433)
PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 32GB 3GB 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, AF, OIS 5 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 3.7 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) 1.2 MP
Features HDR face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 1440p@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, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)
NFC Yes No
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), OTG Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, UV, heart rate, SpO2 Accelerometer, gyro, compass
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3220 mAh, removable Li-Po 8600 mAh, non-removable (32.4 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Talk time Up to 20 h (3G) Up to 10 h (multimedia)
Music play Up to 82 h
Misc
Colors Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink Space Gray, Silver
SAR 0.37 W/kg (head)     0.88 W/kg (body)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.37 W/kg (head)     0.38 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-N910C, SM-N910S, SM-N910H, SM-N910F, SM-N910G, SM-N910U, SM-N910K, SM-N916S, SM-N910L, SM-N916L, SM-N916K, SM-N910T3 A1474, A1475, A1476, iPad4,1, iPad4,2, iPad4,3
Price About 350 EUR About 350 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1328
Basemark X: 18684
Basemark X: 13597
Display Contrast ratio: Infinity (nominal), 4.033 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 968:1 (nominal) / 2.504:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 79dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 89dB Voice 67dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -96.6dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -89.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 90h

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