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Summary
73%
75%
Performance

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580

3 GB RAM

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420

3 GB RAM

Display

5.5" (13.97 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

5.7" (14.48 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Battery

3300 mAh

13 h talktime (3G)

3300 mAh

Storage

16 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

64 GB

256 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.1/5 based on 1,790 ratings

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General
Launch Date

February 12, 2016 (Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Performance
Average
Good
Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420

CPU

Octa core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A53

Quad core (2.1 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 + 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Mali-T720 MP2

Mali-T760 MP8

RAM

3 GB

3 GB

Display
Very Good
Very Good
Display Type

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 " (14.48 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

16:9

Pixel Density

386 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

74.11 %

74.3 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 151.5 mm
Width: 74.1 mm
Thickness: 7.3 mm

Height: 156.6 mm
Width: 76.8 mm
Thickness: 7.2 mm

Weight

169 grams

182 grams

Build Material

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Colours

Black, Gold, White

Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Mint

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

13 MP f/1.9, Primary Camera

16 MP f/1.9, Primary Camera

Sensor

CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Average
Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP f/1.9, Primary Camera

8 MP f/1.9, Primary Camera

Sensor

CMOS

Autofocus

No

Flash

No

No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Good
Good
Capacity

3300 mAh

3300 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 13 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

, Fast

USB Type-C

No

No

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

16 GB

64 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 128 GB

, Up to 256 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 10.5 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

VoLTE

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 0.391 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.1

, v4.2

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Recording option

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass