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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - XT1103
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1103
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Verizon
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 28, 41 - XT1100 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 38, 39, 40, 41
  2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 41 - XT1103
  4, 13 - Verizon
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, October. Released 2014, November 2017, March 29. Released 2017, April 24
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 159.3 x 83 x 10.1 mm (6.27 x 3.27 x 0.40 in) 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 Water resistant IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.96 inches, 97.9 cm2 (~74.1% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~493 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm) Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
GPU Adreno 420 Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.4µm, AF, OIS 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features Dual-LED ring flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.2, 1/6", 1.4µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  32-bit/384kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), OTG USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
  Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Po 3220 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)
Charging Wireless (Qi) 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 330 h
Talk time Up to 24 h Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Midnight Blue, Cloud White Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red
SAR 1.47 W/kg (head)     0.93 W/kg (body)     0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    
Models XT1103, XT1100 SM-G950FD, SM-G950W, SM-G950S, SM-G950K, SM-G950L, SM-G9500, SM-G950A, SM-G950P, SM-G950T, SM-G950U, SM-G950V, SM-G950F, SM-G950U1, SM-G950N, SC-02J, SCV36, SM-G950, G950F
Price About 420 EUR About 230 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1267
Basemark X: 20901
AnTuTu: 199022 (v7)
GeekBench: 6656 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.543 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 66dB Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -96.6dB Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 70h Endurance rating 84h

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