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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) / 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, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 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, 7, 8, 28, 77, 78 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 2021, April 14
Status Available. Released 2021, January 29 Available. Released 2021, June 11
Body
Dimensions 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) 154 x 68 x 8.3 mm (6.06 x 2.68 x 0.33 in)
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Weight 227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), plastic 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
IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak) OLED, 1B colors, HDR
Size 6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio) 6.0 inches, 84.1 cm2 (~80.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density) 1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~457 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 6
 Always-on display Triluminos display
Platform
OS Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 Android 11, upgradable to Android 13
Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
Qualcomm SM6350 Snapdragon 690 5G (8 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 (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 560 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 560 Silver)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Adreno 619
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
 UFS 3.1
UFS
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
12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 54mm (telephoto), 1/4.0", PDAF, 2x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0"
Features Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0"
Features HDR 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
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) FM radio (region dependent)
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, Display Port
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, 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 4500 mAh
Charging 25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi)
4.5W reverse wireless
21W wired (unofficial rating), PD, QC
Misc
Colors Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy Black, White, Blue, Pink
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 SO-52B, SOG04, XQ-BT52, A102SO
Price $ 246.16 / C$ 389.99 / £ 222.00 / € 339.42 $ 275.00 / £ 249.99 / € 299.99
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 657150 (v8)
GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 286216 (v8)
GeekBench: 1738 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 12fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 1023 nits max brightness (measured) 559 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker -25.5 LUFS (Very good) -28.2 LUFS (Average)
Battery (old) Endurance rating 114h Endurance rating 137h

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