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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
  TD-SCDMA
4G Network 1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2016, May. Released 2016, May 2017, August 23
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2017, September
Body
Dimensions 173.1 x 88.3 x 7.5 mm (6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 in) 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
Weight 203g (7.16 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 Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 IPS LCD Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 6.44 inches, 114.3 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio) 6.3 inches, 101.1 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 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 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), MIUI 10 Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650
Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm) - Prime model
Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72)
Octa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72)
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 510 Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM (Prime) 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 or eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF 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, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.0 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 Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  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, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC No Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio FM radio, recording No
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass 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-Ion 4850 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Talk time Up to 22 h (3G)
Music play Up to 74 h
Misc
Colors Gray, Silver, Gold Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink
SAR 0.49 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)     0.61 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.17 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)    
Models 2016001, 2016002, 2016007 SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K, SM-N950FD
Price About 150 EUR About 500 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1362
Basemark X: 15487
AnTuTu: 201065 (v7)
GeekBench: 6784 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 922 (nominal), 1.996 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.148(sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 68dB Voice 67dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB
Audio quality Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -93.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 108h Endurance rating 89h

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