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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G930FD GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930F, G930FD, G930W8 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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, 20, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41
  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 (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2016, February 21. Released 2016, March 11 2016, June. Released 2016, June
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm (5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in) 148.8 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 184.8 g (6.53 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G930F
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G930FD
Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
MIL-STD-810G compliant
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~72.1% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~64.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~576 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 Always-on display Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm) Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Mali-T880 MP12 Adreno 530
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM 32GB 4GB RAM
 UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 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@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 22 h (3G) Up to 32 h (3G)
Music play Up to 62 h Up to 110 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Camo Green, Titanium Gray, Sandy Gold
SAR 1.40 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)     0.92 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.41 W/kg (head)     0.62 W/kg (body)     0.32 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)    
Models 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 SM-G891A
Price About 190 EUR About 360 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 2128
Basemark X: 32345
Basemark OS II 2.0: 2487
Basemark X: 32362
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.376 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB Voice 72dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB Noise -94.3dB / Crosstalk -93.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 80h Endurance rating 96h

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