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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G928T, G928A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G928I, G928G
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G928F
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20 - G928T 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 20 - G928A
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 28, 40 - G928I, G928G
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26 - G928F
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, August. Released 2015, August 2017, August 23
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2017, September
Body
Dimensions 154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9 mm (6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 in) 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
Weight 153 g (5.40 oz) 195 g (6.88 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)
Stylus
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio) 6.3 inches, 101.1 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~521 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), TouchWiz UI Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
GPU Mali-T760MP8 Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB 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/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 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 Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
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 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
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)
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Talk time Up to 20 h (3G) Up to 22 h (3G)
Music play Up to 66 h Up to 74 h
Misc
Colors Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl, Pink Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink
SAR 1.22 W/kg (head)     1.48 W/kg (body)     0.61 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.22 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)     0.17 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G928A, SM-G928F, SM-G928A, SM-G928T, G928I, SM-G928G, SM-G928C, SM-G928I, SCV31, SM-G9280, SM-G928L, SM-G928S, SM-G928K, SM-G928W8 SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K, SM-N950FD
Price About 450 EUR About 500 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 26333 AnTuTu: 201065 (v7)
GeekBench: 6784 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.615 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.148(sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 70dB Voice 67dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB
Audio quality Noise -93.3dB / Crosstalk -93.7dB Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -93.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 83h Endurance rating 89h

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