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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G988B 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G988U
5G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G988B 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
  2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G988U
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL) HSPA, LTE, 5G
Launch
Announced 2020, February 11 2024, March 11
Status Available. Released 2020, March 06 Available. Released 2024, March 15
Body
Dimensions 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm (6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 in) 161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm (6.34 x 3.05 x 0.32 in)
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Weight 222 g (7.83 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM		 Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display
Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1400 nits (peak) Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM)
Size 6.9 inches, 114.0 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio) 6.6 inches, 106.9 cm2 (~85.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~511 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~390 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
 Always-on display
120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate		 Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5.1 Android 14, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Chipset Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+) - USA		 Exynos 1480 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA		 Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Adreno 650 - USA		 Xclipse 530
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
 UFS 3.0
Main Camera
Modules 108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
48 MP, f/3.5, 103mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 4x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
0.3 MP, TOF 3D, f/1.0, (depth)		 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
Features HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No No
 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
 Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+		 Virtual proximity sensing
Circle to Search
Battery
Type Li-Ion 5000 mAh Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Charging 45W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi)
4.5W reverse wireless		 25W wired
Misc
Colors Cosmic Grey, Cosmic Black, Cloud White Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon
SAR 0.94 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.56 W/kg (body)     0.68 W/kg (head)     1.04 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G988, SM-G988U, SM-G988U1, SM-G9880, SM-G988B/DS, SM-G988N, SM-G988B, SM-G988W, SCG03 SM-A556V, SM-A556B, SM-A556B/DS, SM-A556E, SM-A556E/DS, SM-A5560
Price $ 207.77 / £ 199.00 / € 268.24 $ 317.50 / C$ 522.87 / £ 250.00 / € 323.00 / ₹ 27,999
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 415976 (v7), 514485 (v8)
GeekBench: 12191 (v4.4), 2697 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 21fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)		 AnTuTu: 635598 (v9), 726158 (v10)

GeekBench: 3259 (v5), 3350 (v6)
3DMark: 1024 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display 894 nits max brightness (measured) 1010 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -23.2 LUFS (Very good) -25.7 LUFS (Very good)
Battery (new) Active use score 13:27h
Battery (old) Endurance rating 87h

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