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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 40 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, June 2017, December
Status Available. Released 2017, July Available. Released 2018, January
Body
Dimensions 152.5 x 74.8 x 8 mm (6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 in) 159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm (6.30 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
Weight 181 g (6.38 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Build Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~73.1% screen-to-body ratio) 6.0 inches, 91.4 cm2 (~75.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density) 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~411 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 Always-on display Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm) Exynos 7885 (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T830 MP1 Mali-G71
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 3GB RAM 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF 16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8”, 1.12µm, PDAF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
8 MP, f/1.9, 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Features LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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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 4.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+ ANT+
Samsung Pay
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3600 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired
Talk time Up to 24 h (3G) Up to 23 h (3G)
Music play Up to 91 h Up to 73 h
Misc
Colors Black, Blue, Gold, Rose Gold Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
SAR EU 0.57 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)     0.32 W/kg (head)     1.30 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-J730F, SM-J730FM, SM-S727VL, SM-J730K SM-A730F
Price About 200 EUR About 300 EUR
Tests
Performance GeekBench: 3779 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 1.9fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.812 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 83dB
Audio quality Noise -92.8dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 108h

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