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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - N910W8 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20 - N910F, N910C 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - Global
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40 - N910G 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17 - N910W8
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28 - N910U
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 (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, September 03. Released 2014, October 2018, August 09
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2018, August 24
Body
Dimensions 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm (6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in) 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
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Weight 176 g (6.21 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 Stylus IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~73.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm)
Exynos 5433
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, 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 (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU Adreno 420 (Snapdragon 805)
Mali-T760 MP6 (Exynos 5433)
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, stereo sound rec. 4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 3.7 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 24-bit/192kHz audio
32-bit/384kHz audio
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), OTG USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, UV, heart rate, SpO2 Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3220 mAh, removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Talk time Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play Up to 82 h
Misc
Colors Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White
SAR 0.37 W/kg (head)     0.88 W/kg (body)     1.29 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.37 W/kg (head)     0.38 W/kg (body)     0.38 W/kg (head)     1.51 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-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40
Price About 350 EUR About 430 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1328
Basemark X: 18684
AnTuTu: 248823 (v7), 315447 (v8)
GeekBench: 9026 (v4.4), 2092 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinity (nominal), 4.033 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.531 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 79dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 89dB Voice 71dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality Noise -96.6dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -94.1dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 90h Endurance rating 97h

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