| OS | Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) |
| CPU | Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 |
| GPU | Adreno 330 |
| 2G | Yes |
| 3G | Yes |
| 4G | Yes |
| Dimensions | 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | 130g |
| SIM | Micro-SIM |
| Colors | White Frost, Black Mist (I9506)/ Arctic Blue, Red Aurora, rose gold white, rose gold black, deep black (SHV-E330S) |
| Technology | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density) |
| Built-in | 16/32 GB |
| Card | microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Back | 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3", 1.14µm, AF |
| Front | 2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) |
| Video | 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec |
| Features | LED flash, HDR, Dual video call |
| Bluetooth | 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Radio | No |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host |
| NFC | Yes |
| Data | GPRS, EDGE, HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| Capacity | 2600 mAh |
| Standby | Up to 370 h (3G) |
| Talktime | Up to 17 h (3G) |
| Removable | Yes |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture |
| Torch | Yes |
| Games | Downloadable |
| Java | No |
| Extra | Qi wireless charging (market dependent), S-Voice natural language commands and dictation, Air gestures |