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Network
Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G	GSM / HSPA / LTE
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 / 1900 / 2100
	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - N910W8
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, 7, 8, 17, 20 - N910F, N910C
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G998B	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40 - N910G
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17 - N910W8
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28 - N910U
5G Network	2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G998U1
	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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (Exynos 5433) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps (Snapdragon 805)

Launch
Announced	2021, January 14	2014, September 03. Released 2014, October
Status	Available. Released 2021, January 29	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)	153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm (6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
3D size compare	Size up
Weight	227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)	176 g (6.21 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM	Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)	Micro-SIM
	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus support	Stylus

Display
Type	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)	Super AMOLED
Size	6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)	5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~73.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
	Always-on display

Platform
OS	Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset	Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China	Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm) Exynos 5433
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	Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 - Snapdragon 805 Octa-core (4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A57) - Exynos 5433
GPU	Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China	Adreno 420 (Snapdragon 805) Mali-T760 MP6 (Exynos 5433)

Memory
Card slot	No	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM	32GB 3GB RAM
	UFS 3.1	eMMC 5.0

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	16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Features	Laser AF, 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	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, stereo sound rec.

Selfie Camera
Modules	40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF	3.7 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Features	HDR	HDR
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps	1440p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes
3.5mm jack	No	Yes
	32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG	24-bit/192kHz 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, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.2, A2DP, LE	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	Yes
Radio	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)	No
USB	USB Type-C 3.2, OTG	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), OTG

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, UV, heart rate, SpO2
	Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support Circle to Search	ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 5000 mAh	Li-Ion 3220 mAh, removable
Charging	25W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi/PMA) 4.5W reverse wireless	15W wired, QC2
Talk time		Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play		Up to 82 h

Misc
Colors	Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy	Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink
SAR	0.77 W/kg (head)     1.02 W/kg (body)	0.37 W/kg (head)     0.88 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.71 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)	0.37 W/kg (head)     0.38 W/kg (body)
Models	SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980	SM-N910C, SM-N910S, SM-N910H, SM-N910F, SM-N910G, SM-N910U, SM-N910K, SM-N916S, SM-N910L, SM-N916L, SM-N916K, SM-N910T3
Price	$ 234.97 / C$ 389.99 / £ 249.37 / € 457.00	About 350 EUR

Tests
Performance	AnTuTu: 657150 (v8) GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1328 Basemark X: 18684
Display	1023 nits max brightness (measured)	Contrast ratio: Infinity (nominal), 4.033 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker	-25.5 LUFS (Very good)	Voice 79dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 89dB
Audio quality		Noise -96.6dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 114h	Endurance rating 90h