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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1661, A1784 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1661
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1661 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Sprint
4G Network 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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - AT&T
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - T-Mobile
  1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 41 - Sprint
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2016, September 07. Released 2016, September 16 2017, August
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2017, August
Body
Dimensions 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in) 151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 208.1 g (7.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
 IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
MIL-STD-810G compliant
Display
Type Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ) Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 85.4 cm2 (~75.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~568 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 3D Touch display & home button 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1 Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Chipset Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm) Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr) Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics) Adreno 540
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM
 NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 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
12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features Face detection, HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack No Yes
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
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate
  Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh) Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
PMA wireless
Stand-by Up to 384 h (3G) Up to 120 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 32 h (3G)
Music play Up to 113 h
Misc
Colors Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.24 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
Models A1661, A1784, A1785, A1786, iPhone9,4, iPhone9,2 SM-G892A, SM-G892U
Price About 320 EUR About 550 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 3796 GeekBench: 6314 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 12fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1398:1 (nominal), 3.588 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 72dB Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -80.5dB Noise - 92.4 / Crosstalk - 91.4
Battery (old) Endurance rating 75h Endurance rating 111h

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