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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 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Sprint
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 29, 40 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - AT&T
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - T-Mobile
  1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 41 - Sprint
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, June. Released 2015, June 2017, August
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2017, August
Body
Dimensions 146.8 x 73.4 x 8.6 mm (5.78 x 2.89 x 0.34 in) 151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
Weight 170 g (6.00 oz) 208.1 g (7.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
MIL-STD-810G compliant salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
MIL-STD-810G compliant
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~66.5% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 85.4 cm2 (~75.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~576 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~568 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 540
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM
 UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF 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@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
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
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
15W wired, QC2
PMA wireless
Stand-by Up to 504 h (3G) Up to 120 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 24 h (3G) Up to 32 h (3G)
Music play Up to 57 h Up to 113 h
Misc
Colors White, Gray Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.42 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G890A SM-G892A, SM-G892U
Price About 350 EUR About 550 EUR
Tests
Performance GeekBench: 6314 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 12fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise - 92.4 / Crosstalk - 91.4
Battery (old) Endurance rating 109h Endurance rating 111h

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