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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29 - A1688 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - G850F
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1687 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17 - SM-G850M
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, September 09. Released 2015, September 25 2014, August. Released 2014, September
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in) 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
 Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type IPS LCD, 500 nits Super AMOLED
Size 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 3D Touch
Platform
OS iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1 Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Chipset Apple A9 (14/16 nm - maker dependant) Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics) Mali-T628 MP6
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, PDAF 12 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) 2.1 MP
Features Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 720p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 16-bit/44.1kHz 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 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (Apple Pay only) Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate
  ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1715 mAh, non-removable (6.91 Wh) Li-Ion 1860 mAh, removable
Stand-by Up to 240 h (3G) Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h (3G) Up to 11 h (3G)
Music play Up to 37 h
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue
SAR 1.14 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)     1.18 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.87 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)     0.37 W/kg (head)     0.51 W/kg (body)    
Models A1633, A1688, A1691, A1700, iPhone8,1 SM-G850F, SM-G850FQ, SM-G850Y, SM-G850M, SM-G850T, SM-G850A, SM-G850S, SM-G850L, SM-G850K
Price About 230 EUR About 390 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 2195 Basemark OS II 2.0: 1054
Basemark X: 11065
Display Contrast ratio: 1481 (nominal), 3.783 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.509 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 65dB Voice 66dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -93.8dB / Crosstalk -73.2dB Noise -95.7dB / Crosstalk -65.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 62h Endurance rating 52h

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