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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G930FD
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930F, G930FD, G930W8
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G930F, G930FD
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G930W8
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, December. Released 2016, January 2016, February 21. Released 2016, March 11
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm (6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 in) 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm (5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G930F
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G930FD
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.0 inches, 99.2 cm2 (~75.9% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~72.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~367 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm) Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 510 Mali-T880 MP12
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF, OIS 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide) 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  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
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
 ANT+ ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Talk time Up to 22 h (3G)
Music play Up to 62 h
Misc
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Pink Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)     1.40 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.18 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)     0.41 W/kg (head)     0.62 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A900F, SM-A9000 SM-G930F, SM-G930A, SM-G930P, SM-G930V, SM-G930T, SM-G930R, SM-G930F, SM-G930FD, SM-G930W8, SM-G930S, SM-G930L, SM-G930K, SM-G9300
Price About 200 EUR About 190 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1529
Basemark X: 15290		 Basemark OS II 2.0: 2128
Basemark X: 32345
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.817 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.376 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 65dB Voice 69dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB
Audio quality Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 103h Endurance rating 80h

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