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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 - Global, USA
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global
  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
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, March 01. Released 2015, April 2018, February 25
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2018, March 09
Body
Dimensions 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in) 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in)
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Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) 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 Mali-T760MP8 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 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
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps)
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features Dual video call, Auto-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
Tuned by AKG
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2550 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 49 h
Misc
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue
SAR 1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)     0.63 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.38 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)     0.36 W/kg (head)     1.18 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-G960F, SM-G960, SM-G960F, SM-G960U, SM-G960W, SM-G9600, SM-G960U1, SM-G960N, SCV38, SM-G960X, SC-02K
Price About 240 EUR $ 137.84 / C$ 200.00 / £ 90.00 / € 120.12
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1641
Basemark X: 22752
AnTuTu: 250156 (v7)
GeekBench: 8830 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 14fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.630 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 81dB
Audio quality Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -94.5dB Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 73h Endurance rating 78h

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