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

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