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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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  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, 3, 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 (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2021, January 14 2018, March 27
Status Available. Released 2021, January 29 Available. Released 2018, April 06
Body
Dimensions 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in) 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm (5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
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Weight 169 g (Sub6), 171 g (mmWave) (5.96 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Water-repellent coating
Display
Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak) IPS LCD
Size 6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 84.9 cm2 (~80.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density) 1080 x 2240 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~429 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
 Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 11, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6.1 Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1
Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
Kirin 970 (10 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 (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Mali-G72 MP12
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
 UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1
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
12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.55µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
20 MP B/W, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/2.7", PDAF
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Leica optics, LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum
 Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 3400 mAh, non-removable
Charging 25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
22.5W wired
Misc
Colors Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold
SAR 0.74 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.46 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS, SM-G991U, SM-G991U1, SM-G991W, SM-G991N, SM-G9910, SM-G991Q, SCG09 EML-L29C, EML-L09C, EML-AL00 EML-TL00, EML-L29, EML-L09, EML-AL00, EML-TL00
Price $ 189.90 / C$ 298.95 / £ 190.75 / € 231.99 About 330 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 584055 (v8)
GeekBench: 3238 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 207016 (v7)
GeekBench: 6739 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 23fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) Contrast ratio: 1445:1 (nominal), 3.683 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker -26.4 LUFS (Good) Voice 66dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 90dB
Audio quality Noise -92.4dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 93h Endurance rating 75h

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