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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1522 (GSM), A1522 (CDMA), A1524 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1522 (CDMA), A1524
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1522 (GSM), A1522 (CDMA), A1524 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1522 (CDMA), A1524
  TD-SCDMA - A1524
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29 - A1522 GSM, A1522 CDMA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1524
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, September 09. Released 2014, September 19 2015, March 01. Released 2015, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1 mm (6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 in) 142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm (5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
 Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 12.5.6 Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Apple A8 (20 nm) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.4 GHz Typhoon (ARM v8-based) Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics) Mali-T760MP8
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM
  UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.5µm, PDAF, OIS 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Features face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (Apple Pay only) Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio No No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
  ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Po 2915 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh) Li-Ion 2600 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 24 h (3G) Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play Up to 50 h
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)     1.58 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.91 W/kg (body)     0.33 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)    
Models A1522, A1524, iPhone7,1 SM-G9250, SM-G925A, SM-G925F, SM-G925FQ, SM-G925I, SM-G925K, SM-G925L, SM-G925S, SM-G925T, SC-04G, 404SC, SM-G925D, SM-G925J
Price About 420 EUR About 280 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1750
Basemark X: 27046
Display Contrast ratio: 1361 (nominal), 3.023 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 66dB Voice 68dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 71dB
Audio quality Noise -94dB / Crosstalk -72dB Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -95.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 79h Endurance rating 73h

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