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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 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, 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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
Launch
Announced 2014, February. Released 2014, April 2021, January 14
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2021, January 29
Body
Dimensions 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in) 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 169 g (Sub6), 171 g (mmWave) (5.96 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
 IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Size 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio) 6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density) 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 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 Adreno 330 Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 UFS 3.1
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF 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
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide) 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
 24-bit/192kHz audio
 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), OTG USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures		 Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Circle to Search
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent) 25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Stand-by Up to 390 h
Talk time Up to 21 h
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
SAR 1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)     0.74 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)     0.46 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)    
Models 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 SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS, SM-G991U, SM-G991U1, SM-G991W, SM-G991N, SM-G9910, SM-G991Q, SCG09
Price About 250 EUR $ 171.12 / C$ 274.98 / £ 189.95 / € 226.23
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060
Basemark X: 11744		 AnTuTu: 584055 (v8)
GeekBench: 3238 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight) 856 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB -26.4 LUFS (Good)
Audio quality Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 83h Endurance rating 93h

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