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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - Europe, North America
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G991B 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - India, Asia, China
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 (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2021, January 14 2018, May 16. Released 2018, May 17
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) 155.7 x 75.4 x 7.8 mm (6.13 x 2.97 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 169 g (Sub6), 171 g (mmWave) (5.96 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Water-repellent coating
Display
Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak) Optic AMOLED
Size 6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio) 6.28 inches, 98.4 cm2 (~83.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density) 1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~402 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 11, OxygenOS 11.1.1.1
Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (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 (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Adreno 630
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB 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
16 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.22µm, PDAF, OIS
20 MP (16 MP effective), f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 1.0µm, PDAF
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps, Auto HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF 16 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Features HDR HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack No Yes
 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
Dirac HD sound
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, DLNA
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, BDS, 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 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
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Battery
Type Li-Ion 4000 mAh Li-Po 3300 mAh, non-removable
Charging 25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi)
4.5W reverse wireless
20W wired
Misc
Colors Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Midnight Black, Mirror Black, Silk White, Amber Red
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 A6000, A6003
Price $ 169.19 / C$ 255.54 / £ 161.50 / € 214.99 About 410 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 584055 (v8)
GeekBench: 3238 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 264200 (v7)
GeekBench: 9011 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 856 nits max brightness (measured) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.321 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker -26.4 LUFS (Good) Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 70dB
Audio quality Noise -93.0dB / Crosstalk -93.0dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 93h Endurance rating 76h

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