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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G930FD
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930F, G930FD, G930W8
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G930F, G930FD
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G930W8
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, March 01. Released 2015, April 2016, February 21. Released 2016, March 11
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in) 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm (5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G930F
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G930FD
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~72.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T760MP8 Mali-T880 MP12
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1440p
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 24-bit/192kHz audio
24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2550 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G) Up to 22 h (3G)
Music play Up to 49 h Up to 62 h
Misc
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
SAR 1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)     1.40 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.38 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)     0.41 W/kg (head)     0.62 W/kg (body)    
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 SM-G930F, SM-G930A, SM-G930P, SM-G930V, SM-G930T, SM-G930R, SM-G930F, SM-G930FD, SM-G930W8, SM-G930S, SM-G930L, SM-G930K, SM-G9300
Price About 240 EUR About 190 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1641
Basemark X: 22752
Basemark OS II 2.0: 2128
Basemark X: 32345
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.376 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB Voice 69dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB
Audio quality Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -94.5dB Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 73h Endurance rating 80h

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