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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Network 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-N986U 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - Global
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-N986B 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA
  2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - SM-N986W
5G Network 2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-N986U
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-N986B
  41, 66, 71 Sub6 - SM-N986W
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2020, August 05 2018, August 09. Released 2018, August 24
Status Available. Released 2020, August 21 Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm (6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 in) 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
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Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
Display
Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+ Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 6.9 inches, 116.7 cm2 (~91.7% screen-to-body ratio) 6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 3088 pixels, 19.3:9 ratio (~496 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 Always-on display
120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G+ (7 nm+) - USA
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Adreno 650 - USA
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 3.0 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/3.0, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features HDR HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No Yes
 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
32-bit/384kHz 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, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
 Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 4500 mAh Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi)
4.5W reverse wireless
15W wired
Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Misc
Colors Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White
SAR 0.71 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)     1.29 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.34 W/kg (head)     1.47 W/kg (body)     0.38 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-N986B, SM-N986B/DS, SM-N986U, SM-N986U1, SM-N986W, SM-N9860, SM-N986N, SC-53A SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40
Price $ 299.95 / C$ 429.00 / £ 319.00 / € 445.00 About 430 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 508760 (v8)
GeekBench: 2603 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 42fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 248823 (v7), 315447 (v8)
GeekBench: 9026 (v4.4), 2092 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 1024 nits max brightness (measured) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.531 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker -27.8 LUFS (Good) Voice 71dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -94.1dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 88h Endurance rating 97h

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