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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005
  2, 4 - N900W8
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, August 13. Released 2015, August 2013, September 04. Released 2013, September
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm (6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 in) 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 168 g (5.93 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
 Stylus Stylus
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~75.9% screen-to-body ratio) 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002
Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000
CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - N9005, N9002
Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - N9000
GPU Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002
Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM 16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000)
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm 2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide)
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
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, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
Battery
Type Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 22 h (3G) Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play Up to 64 h
Misc
Colors Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White
SAR 1.53 W/kg (head)     1.28 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.45 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)     0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-N920, SM-N920T, SM-N920A, SM-N920I, SM-N920G, SM-N920F, SM-N920S, SM-N920L, SM-N920K, SM-N9200 SM-N900, SM-N9002, SM-N9005, SM-N9007, SM-N9008, SM-N9008S, SM-N9008V, SM-N9009, SM-N9009V, SM-N900A, SM-N900K, SM-N900L, SM-N900P, SM-N900R4, SM-N900S, SM-N900T, SM-N900U, SM-N900V, SM-N900W8, SM-N900X, SM-N9000Q, SM-N9006, SM-9005
Price About 450 EUR About 420 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1880
Basemark X: 26281
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.090 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 67dB / Ring 71dB -31.7 LUFS (Below average)
Audio quality Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -94.7dB Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 85h Endurance rating 75h

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