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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
  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - N910W8 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20 - N910F, N910C 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, 28, 38, 40 - N910G 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, 12, 17 - N910W8
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28 - N910U
5G Network 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G998U1
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G998B
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (Exynos 5433)
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps (Snapdragon 805)
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
Launch
Announced 2014, September 03. Released 2014, October 2021, January 14
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2021, January 29
Body
Dimensions 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm (6.04 x 3.09 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 176 g (6.21 oz) 227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
 Stylus IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus support
Display
Type Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)
Size 5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~73.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density) 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm)
Exynos 5433
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 - Snapdragon 805
Octa-core (4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A57) - Exynos 5433
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 420 (Snapdragon 805)
Mali-T760 MP6 (Exynos 5433)
Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 UFS 3.1
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS 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 LED flash, panorama, HDR Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, stereo sound rec. 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 3.7 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF
Features HDR HDR
Video 1440p@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/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.2, 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 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), OTG USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, UV, heart rate, SpO2 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)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Circle to Search
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3220 mAh, removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Charging 15W wired, QC2 25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Talk time Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play Up to 82 h
Misc
Colors Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy
SAR 0.37 W/kg (head)     0.88 W/kg (body)     0.77 W/kg (head)     1.02 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.37 W/kg (head)     0.38 W/kg (body)     0.71 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-N910C, SM-N910S, SM-N910H, SM-N910F, SM-N910G, SM-N910U, SM-N910K, SM-N916S, SM-N910L, SM-N916L, SM-N916K, SM-N910T3 SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980
Price About 350 EUR $ 257.00 / C$ 412.00 / £ 249.99 / € 324.01
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1328
Basemark X: 18684
AnTuTu: 657150 (v8)
GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinity (nominal), 4.033 (sunlight) 1023 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker Voice 79dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 89dB -25.5 LUFS (Very good)
Audio quality Noise -96.6dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 90h Endurance rating 114h

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