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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) 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
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, 5, 7, 8, 20 - G850F
  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, 17 - SM-G850M
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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2021, January 14 2014, August. Released 2014, September
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) 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight 227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz) 115 g (4.06 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 and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus support
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) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 11, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6.1 Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
Exynos 5430 Octa (20 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 (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Mali-T628 MP6
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM
 UFS 3.1
eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, 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/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features 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@60fps, 720p@120fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF 2.1 MP
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 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
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 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate
 Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 1860 mAh, removable
Charging 25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Stand-by Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h (3G)
Music play Up to 37 h
Misc
Colors Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue
SAR 0.77 W/kg (head)     1.02 W/kg (body)     1.18 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.71 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)     0.37 W/kg (head)     0.51 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980 SM-G850F, SM-G850FQ, SM-G850Y, SM-G850M, SM-G850T, SM-G850A, SM-G850S, SM-G850L, SM-G850K
Price $ 274.89 / C$ 455.00 / £ 259.99 / € 382.00 About 390 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 657150 (v8)
GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Basemark OS II 2.0: 1054
Basemark X: 11065
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.509 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker -25.5 LUFS (Very good) Voice 66dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -95.7dB / Crosstalk -65.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 114h Endurance rating 52h

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