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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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G998U1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G998B
5G Network 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G998U1 1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G998B
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL) HSPA, LTE, 5G
Launch
Announced 2021, January 14 2020, March 26
Status Available. Released 2021, January 29 Available. Released 2020, June 06
Body
Dimensions 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) 158.2 x 72.6 x 9 mm (6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 in)
Weight 227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame Glass front, ceramic back, ceramic frame
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)		 Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus support		 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak) OLED, 90Hz, HDR10
Size 6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio) 6.58 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~91.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density) 1200 x 2640 pixels (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
 Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 Android 10, EMUI 10.1, no Google Play Services
Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China		 Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA/China		 Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China		 Mali-G76 MP16
Memory
Card slot No Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 3.1
 UFS 3.0
Main Camera
Modules 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 72mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video		 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/4.4, 240mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
40 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54", PDAF
TOF 3D, (depth)
Features Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Leica optics, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720@7680fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR; 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), 1/2.8", 0.8µm, AF
IR TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features HDR HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack No No
 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG		 32-bit/384kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Infrared Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Circle to Search
Battery
Type Li-Ion 5000 mAh Li-Po 4200 mAh
Charging 25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi)
4.5W reverse wireless		 40W wired
40W wireless
27W reverse wireless
Misc
Colors Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy White Ceramic, Black Ceramic
SAR 0.77 W/kg (head)     1.02 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.71 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980 ELS-N39, ELS-AN10
Price $ 232.84 / C$ 393.25 / £ 220.32 / € 359.14 About 1000 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 657150 (v8)
GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)		 AnTuTu: 529687 (v8)
GeekBench: 3203 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 31fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 1023 nits max brightness (measured) 760 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker -25.5 LUFS (Very good) -27.4 LUFS (Good)
Battery (old) Endurance rating 114h Endurance rating 95h

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