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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66 - A3106 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, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A2849 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, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3105
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A3108
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3106 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G998U1
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2849 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G998B
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3105
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3108
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
Launch
Announced 2023, September 12 2021, January 14
Status Available. Released 2023, September 22 Available. Released 2021, January 29
Body
Dimensions 159.9 x 76.7 x 8.3 mm (6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 in) 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
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Weight 221 g (7.80 oz) 227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, titanium frame (grade 5) Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)
eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)		 Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)		 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus support
Display
Type LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM) Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)
Size 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio) 6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1290 x 2796 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density) 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
Protection Ceramic Shield glass Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
 Always-On display Always-on display
Platform
OS iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 18.4 Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Chipset Apple A17 Pro (3 nm) Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz + 4x2.11 GHz) 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
GPU Apple GPU (6-core graphics) Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
 NVMe UFS 3.1
Main Camera
Modules 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 5x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)		 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
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, 3D (spatial) video, stereo sound rec. 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)		 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF
Features HDR, Dolby Vision HDR HDR
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No No
  32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Features
Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip)
Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite		 Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Circle to Search
Battery
Type Li-Ion 4441 mAh Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Charging Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe)
15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.2 update
4.5W reverse wired		 25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi)
4.5W reverse wireless
Misc
Colors Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy
SAR 1.07 W/kg (head)     1.11 W/kg (body)     0.77 W/kg (head)     1.02 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.98 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)     0.71 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
Models A2849, A3105, A3106, A3108, iPhone16,2 SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980
Price $ 679.99 / C$ 1,056.84 / £ 723.45 / € 874.10 / ₹ 134,899 $ 246.16 / C$ 389.99 / £ 222.00 / € 339.42
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 1487203 (v10)
GeekBench: 7237 (v6.0)		 AnTuTu: 657150 (v8)
GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 1787 nits max brightness (measured) 1023 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker -24.5 LUFS (Very good) -25.5 LUFS (Very good)
Battery (new) Active use score 16:01h
Battery (old) Endurance rating 118h Endurance rating 114h

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