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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
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26 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, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G998B
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 (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
Launch
Announced 2015, March 01. Released 2015, April 2021, January 14
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2021, January 29
Body
Dimensions 142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm (5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 in) 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
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Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) 227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus support
Display
Type Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)
Size 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio) 6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 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 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), TouchWiz UI Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) 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 Mali-T760MP8 Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 UFS 3.1
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 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, auto-HDR, panorama Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 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, LE, aptX 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, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)		 Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Circle to Search
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2600 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)		 25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi)
4.5W reverse wireless
Talk time Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play Up to 50 h
Misc
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy
SAR 1.58 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)     0.77 W/kg (head)     1.02 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)     0.71 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G9250, SM-G925A, SM-G925F, SM-G925FQ, SM-G925I, SM-G925K, SM-G925L, SM-G925S, SM-G925T, SC-04G, 404SC, SM-G925D, SM-G925J SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980
Price About 280 EUR $ 232.84 / C$ 393.25 / £ 220.32 / € 359.14
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1750
Basemark X: 27046		 AnTuTu: 657150 (v8)
GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight) 1023 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 71dB -25.5 LUFS (Very good)
Audio quality Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -95.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 73h Endurance rating 114h

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