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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, March 01. Released 2015, April 2014, February. Released 2014, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm (5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 in) 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), TouchWiz UI Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual video call
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)		 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2600 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)		 Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 390 h
Talk time Up to 18 h (3G) Up to 21 h
Music play Up to 50 h Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
SAR 1.58 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)     1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)     0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)    
Models 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 SM-G900F, SM-G900I, SM-G900M, SM-G900T, SM-G900W8, SM-G900H, SM-G900FD, SM-G900P, SM-G900A, SC-04F, SM-G9008W, SM-G900L, SM-G900FQ, SM-G900K, SM-G900S, SCL23, SM-G900D, SM-G900MD, SM-G900V, SM-G900T3, SM-G900T1, SM-G9008V, SM-G9006W
Price About 280 EUR About 250 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1750
Basemark X: 27046		 Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060
Basemark X: 11744
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 71dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -95.7dB Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 73h Endurance rating 83h

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