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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.3Android 4.4Android 4.4Android 5.1Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.6 GHz2.5 GHz1.4 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-T760
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB2 GB1.5GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.8 in5.0 in5.1 in4.5 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px720 x 1280 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density306.0 ppi441.0 ppi432.0 ppi326.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnoyesyesnoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyesyes
HDRnonononono
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.2 f2.2 f
N/A
1.9 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps120.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.6"
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyesno
Maximum card storage64GB64GB128GB64GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnonoyesyesno
Shock resistantnonononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.38 in5.38 in5.59 in5.16 in5.65 in
Width2.78 in2.75 in2.85 in2.55 in2.78 in
Depth0.34 in0.31 in0.32 in0.36 in0.27 in
Weight4.69 oz4.59 oz5.11 oz4.23 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes

Other features

FM radioyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
IRyesyesyesyesyes
Built-in stereo speakers
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonononono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesnoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
2.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesnoyes
Video outputMHLMHLMHLNoMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
yes
  • no
  • yes
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMiracast
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Standby time830.0 h370.0 h390.0 h440.0 h
N/A
Talk time22.0 h17.0 h21.0 h10.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyesyesyes
Wireless charging noyesyesnoyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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