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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 - AT&T HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1661
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Sprint
4G Network 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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1661, A1784
  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 (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, August 2016, September 07. Released 2016, September 16
Status Available. Released 2017, August Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in) 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
Weight 208.1 g (7.34 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
MIL-STD-810G compliant
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
Size 5.8 inches, 85.4 cm2 (~75.0% screen-to-body ratio) 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~568 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Ion-strengthened glass
 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
3D Touch display & home button
Platform
OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
GPU Adreno 540 PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
  NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, 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, auto-HDR, panorama Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
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
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, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, QC2
PMA wireless
Stand-by Up to 120 h (3G) Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 32 h (3G) Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play Up to 113 h
Misc
Colors Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.24 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G892A, SM-G892U A1661, A1784, A1785, A1786, iPhone9,4, iPhone9,2
Price About 550 EUR About 320 EUR
Tests
Performance GeekBench: 6314 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 12fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Basemark OS II 2.0: 3796
Display Contrast ratio: 1398:1 (nominal), 3.588 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 78dB Voice 68dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise - 92.4 / Crosstalk - 91.4 Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -80.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 111h Endurance rating 75h

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