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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6616 HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D6653
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20 - D6603 LTE (unspecified)
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20 - D6643
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40 - D6653
  2, 4, 12 - D6616
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, September 03. Released 2014, November 06 2017, May
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2017, June
Body
Dimensions 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in) 132.9 x 69.2 x 10.3 mm (5.23 x 2.72 x 0.41 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~70.9% screen-to-body ratio) 4.5 inches, 57.6 cm2 (~62.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~207 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
 Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Tizen 3.0
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 Quad-core 1.5 GHz
GPU Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM 8GB 1GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 20.7 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.12µm, AF 5 MP, f/2.2
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2.2 MP, f/2.8 5 MP, f/2.2
Features LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes No
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), OTG, magnetic connector microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Accelerometer, proximity
 ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3100 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2050 mAh, removable
Charging 18W wired, QC2 (Japan)
Stand-by Up to 890 h (2G) / Up to 740 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play Up to 130 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Copper, Silver Green, Purple Black, Gold
SAR 0.80 W/kg (head)     1.44 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.62 W/kg (head)     0.65 W/kg (body)    
Models D6603, D6653, D6616, D6643, SO-01G, SOL26, D6646 SM-Z400F, SM-Z400Y
Price About 180 EUR About 80 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 12637
Display Contrast ratio: 1333:1 (nominal), 2.618 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB
Audio quality Noise -86.4dB / Crosstalk -86.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 85h

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