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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - all models
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - American model
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 19, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Global model 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
  2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30, 41 - American model
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, September. Released 2015, September 2017, August 23
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2017, September
Body
Dimensions 159.3 x 77.8 x 7.3 mm (6.27 x 3.06 x 0.29 in) 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum back, 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 OLED Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~71.4% 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, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm) Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU Octa-core (4x1.55 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57) 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 Adreno 430 Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & 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 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3", 1.55µm, Laser AF 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 Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 720p@240fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4 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
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with front stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 24-bit/96kHz
32-bit/384kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
  Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Po 3450 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 440 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 23 h (3G) Up to 22 h (3G)
Music play Up to 100 h Up to 74 h
Misc
Colors Aluminium, Graphite, Frost Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink
SAR 1.49 W/kg (head)     0.81 W/kg (body)     0.61 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.17 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)     0.17 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)    
Models H1511, H1512 SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K, SM-N950FD
Price About 300 EUR About 500 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1374
Basemark X: 22825
AnTuTu: 201065 (v7)
GeekBench: 6784 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.148(sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB
Audio quality Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -93.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 74h Endurance rating 89h

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