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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Launch
Announced 2015, March 01. Released 2015, April 2024, March 11
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2024, March 15
Body
Dimensions 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in) 161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm (6.34 x 3.05 x 0.32 in)
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Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM)
Size 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio) 6.6 inches, 106.9 cm2 (~85.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~390 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI Android 14, One UI 6.1
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Exynos 1480 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-T760MP8 Xclipse 530
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
 UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
 24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.3, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Virtual proximity sensing
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2550 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
25W wired
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 49 h
Misc
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon
SAR 1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.38 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)     0.68 W/kg (head)     1.04 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G9200, SM-G9208, SM-G9208/SS, SM-G9209, SM-G920A, SM-G920F, SM-G920FD, SM-G920I, SM-G920S, SM-G920T, SM-G920K, SC-05G, SM-G920L, SM-G920, SM-G920R7 SM-A556V, SM-A556B, SM-A556B/DS, SM-A556E, SM-A556E/DS, SM-A5560
Price About 240 EUR $ 379.22 / £ 308.00 / € 351.00 / ₹ 36,500
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1641
Basemark X: 22752
AnTuTu: 635598 (v9), 726158 (v10)
GeekBench: 3259 (v5), 3350 (v6)
3DMark Wild life: 3831 (offscreen 1440p)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB -25.7 LUFS (Very good)
Audio quality Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -94.5dB
Battery (new) Active use score 13:27h
Battery (old) Endurance rating 73h

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