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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, March 01. Released 2015, April 2010, December. Released 2010, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in) 123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm (4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio) 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~58.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Oleophobic coating
Platform
OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Hummingbird
CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU Mali-T760MP8 PowerVR SGX540
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM 16GB 512MB RAM
 UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS w480p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm VGA
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
MP4/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
Organizer
Photo/video editor
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Near Field Communications
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2550 mAh, non-removable Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 713 h (2G) / Up to 428 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G) Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Music play Up to 49 h
Misc
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz Black, White
SAR 1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)     0.58 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.38 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)     0.47 W/kg (head)    
Models SM-G9200, SM-G9208, SM-G9208/SS, SM-G9209, SM-G920A, SM-G920F, SM-G920FD, SM-G920I, SM-G920S, SM-G920T, SM-G920K, SC-05G, SM-G920L, SM-G920, SM-G920R7
Price About 240 EUR About 170 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1641
Basemark X: 22752
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 69dB
Audio quality Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -94.5dB Noise -90.2dB / Crosstalk -90.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 73h

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