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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 - A1661, A1784
  CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1661
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1661
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1661, A1784
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 (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, August 13. Released 2015, August 2016, September 07. Released 2016, September 16
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm (6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 in) 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
 Stylus IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
Size 5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~75.9% screen-to-body ratio) 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Ion-strengthened glass
  3D Touch display & home button
Platform
OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
GPU Mali-T760MP8 PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3.0", PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", AF, 2x optical zoom
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR Face detection, HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
 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, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 384 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 Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
SAR 1.53 W/kg (head)     1.28 W/kg (body)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.45 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)     1.24 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-N920, SM-N920T, SM-N920A, SM-N920I, SM-N920G, SM-N920F, SM-N920S, SM-N920L, SM-N920K, SM-N9200 A1661, A1784, A1785, A1786, iPhone9,4, iPhone9,2
Price About 450 EUR About 320 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1880
Basemark X: 26281
Basemark OS II 2.0: 3796
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.090 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1398:1 (nominal), 3.588 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 67dB / Ring 71dB Voice 68dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -94.7dB Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -80.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 85h Endurance rating 75h

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