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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA 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, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
  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
  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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2020, February 11 2018, June
Status Available. Released 2020, March 06 Available. Released 2018, June
Body
Dimensions 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm (6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 in) 162 x 77 x 8 mm (6.38 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)
Weight 222 g (7.83 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1400 nits (peak) Super AMOLED
Size 6.9 inches, 114.0 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio) 6.59 inches, 107.3 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~511 ppi density) 1080 x 2316 pixels, 19.3:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
 Always-on display
120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate
Platform
OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5.1 Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), Funtouch 6.6
Chipset Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+) - USA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 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 (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Adreno 650 - USA
Adreno 630
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB 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)
12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, 4-axis OIS
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF Motorized pop-up 8 MP, f/2.0
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack No Yes
 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
32-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, BDS, GNSS
NFC Yes No
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, proximity, compass
 Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 45W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
22.5W wired
Misc
Colors Cosmic Grey, Cosmic Black, Cloud White Black, Red
SAR 0.94 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.56 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G988, SM-G988U, SM-G988U1, SM-G9880, SM-G988B/DS, SM-G988N, SM-G988B, SM-G988W, SCG03 1805, NEX S
Price $ 250.00 / £ 264.00 / € 357.00 About 700 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 415976 (v7), 514485 (v8)
GeekBench: 12191 (v4.4), 2697 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 21fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 287081 (v7), 351286 (v8)
GeekBench: 9160 (v4.4), 2252 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 34fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.012 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker -23.2 LUFS (Very good) Voice 71dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 91dB
Audio quality Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 87h Endurance rating 101h

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