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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1661, A1784
  CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1661
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1661
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1661, A1784
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, March 29. Released 2017, April 24 2016, September 07. Released 2016, September 16
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in) 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum 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) IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
Size 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio) 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Ion-strengthened glass
 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
3D Touch display & home button
Platform
OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1
Chipset Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
Apple A10 Fusion (16 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 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
GPU Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China
PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1 NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 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
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR Face detection, HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
 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, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.1 Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Fingerprint (front-mounted), 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-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 20 h (3G) Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
SAR 0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)     1.24 W/kg (head)     1.00 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 A1661, A1784, A1785, A1786, iPhone9,4, iPhone9,2
Price About 230 EUR About 320 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 199022 (v7)
GeekBench: 6656 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Basemark OS II 2.0: 3796
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1398:1 (nominal), 3.588 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 72dB Voice 68dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -80.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 84h Endurance rating 75h

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