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Launch
Release Date
Aug, 2015 Sep, 2017
Status
Discontinued Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), up to 7.0 (Nougat) Android v7.1.1 Nougat
UI
NA Grace UI
Dimensions
153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm (6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 in) 162.5 x 74.6 x 8.5 mm
Weight
171 g 195 g
Body
Color Options
Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Grey, Deep Sea Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Multitouch
Size
5.7 inches
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6.3 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 Pixels (~522 PPI)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
NA Always-on display, HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch (home button only), Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 3000 mAh
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(Li-ion Non removable), 3300 mAh
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Charging
Fast battery charging 15W (Quick Charge 2.0) Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0), Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4 x 2.3 GHz + 4 x 1.7 GHz)
Chipset
Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Exynos 8895 Octa
GPU
Mali-T760MP8 Mali-G71 MP20
Memory & Storage
Ram
4GB RAM 6GB RAM
Storage Memory
32/64/128GB Built-in 64/128/256GB built-in
Memory Card
No MicroSD Card (support up to 256GB) (uses SIM 2 slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6 Dual 12 MP, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, dua -video rec. Show more

F/1.7 & f/2.4, OIS, phase detection, 2x optical zoom, /2.55
Front
5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1/3.6
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Nano-SIM Stylus Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) Hybrid Dual Sim, Dual Standby (Nano-SIM
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE GPRS, EDGE, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G (LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps)
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE...
5G Bands
NO NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
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, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v5.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO
USB
microUSB 2.0, USB Host v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, FingerPrint, Gyro, HeartRate, Iris Scanner, Proximity, SpO2
Extra
NA Pen stylus, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Samsung Desktop Experience support, ANT+ support, S-Voice natural language commands and dictation, IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, Stylus, Samsung Desktop Experience support, Photo/video editor, Document editor, YouTube, Google Talk, 32-bit/384kHz audio
Pricing
Price
US$ 536 USD $871
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
5 Point(s) 7 Point(s)
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