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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-G991U1 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G991B
5G Network 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G991U1
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G991B
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
Launch
Announced 2021, January 14 2014, February. Released 2014, April
Status Available. Released 2021, January 29 Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in) 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight 169 g (Sub6), 171 g (mmWave) (5.96 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display
Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak) Super AMOLED
Size 6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 3
 Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China		 Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 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		 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China		 Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
 UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video		 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF
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, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
Features 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 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, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
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 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate
 Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Circle to Search		 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable
Charging 25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless		 Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 390 h
Talk time Up to 21 h
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
SAR 0.74 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)     1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.46 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)     0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS, SM-G991U, SM-G991U1, SM-G991W, SM-G991N, SM-G9910, SM-G991Q, SCG09 SM-G900F, SM-G900I, SM-G900M, SM-G900T, SM-G900W8, SM-G900H, SM-G900FD, SM-G900P, SM-G900A, SC-04F, SM-G9008W, SM-G900L, SM-G900FQ, SM-G900K, SM-G900S, SCL23, SM-G900D, SM-G900MD, SM-G900V, SM-G900T3, SM-G900T1, SM-G9008V, SM-G9006W
Price $ 171.12 / C$ 274.97 / £ 189.95 / € 226.23 About 250 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 584055 (v8)
GeekBench: 3238 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)		 Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060
Basemark X: 11744
Display 856 nits max brightness (measured) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker -26.4 LUFS (Good) Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 93h Endurance rating 83h

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