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General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
July 2015 June 2016
Status
Available - August 2015 Available - June 2016
Price
Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 53,640 ($794.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold White, Gray, Gold
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
148.8 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
Weight
151 g (5.33 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Fingerprint sensor -

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.7 inches [Similar] 5.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
73.99% 64.32%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 405 [Similar] Adreno 530 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Camera

Rear Camera
16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar] Dual Pixel 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1 µm Pixel Size, Smart Optical Image Stablization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video
1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera
5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
FM radio with RDS; recording No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
3050 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- -
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