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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1661, A1784 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1661
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1661
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1661, A1784 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2016, September 07. Released 2016, September 16 2017, March 29. Released 2017, April 24
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in) 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum 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)
 IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ) Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 3D Touch display & home button 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1 Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Chipset Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm) Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr) 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 PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics) 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, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM
 NVMe UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3.0", PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", AF, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features Face detection, HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack No Yes
  32-bit/384kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), 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-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh) Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)     0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.24 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)     0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    
Models A1661, A1784, A1785, A1786, iPhone9,4, iPhone9,2 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 320 EUR About 230 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 3796 AnTuTu: 199022 (v7)
GeekBench: 6656 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1398:1 (nominal), 3.588 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 72dB Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -80.5dB Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 75h Endurance rating 84h

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