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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 (MHA-L29 model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - MHA-L29
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - MHA-L29, MHA-L09 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - MHA-L29
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 - MHA-L29 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40 - MHA-L09
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2016, November. Released 2016, December 2017, March 29
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2017, April
Body
Dimensions 156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm (6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 in) 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm (6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
Weight 190 g (6.70 oz) 173 g (6.10 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-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)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 5.9 inches, 96.0 cm2 (~77.5% screen-to-body ratio) 6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2 (~84.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~373 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Platform
OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1 Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Chipset Kirin 960 (16 nm) Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 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-G71 MP8 Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
  UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
20 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.7"
12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF 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 stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  32-bit/384kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, 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-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable (13.48 Wh)
Charging 22.5W wired 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Misc
Colors Agate Red, Topaz Blue, Space Gray, Moonlight Silver, Champagne Gold, Mocha Brown, Ceramic White, Black, Obsidian Black Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink
SAR 0.67 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.27 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
Models MHA-L29, MHA-L09, MHA-AL00, MHA-TL00 SM-G955F, SM-G955FD, SM-G955W, SM-G955A, SM-G955P, SM-G955T, SM-G955V, SM-G955R4, SM-G955U, SM-G955S, SM-G955K, SM-G955L, SM-G955, SM-G955U1, SM-G955N, SM-G9550, SC-03J, G955F
Price About 320 EUR About 430 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 2637
Basemark X: 36519
GeekBench: 6754 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1622 (nominal), 3.680 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.658(sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 83dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 85dB Voice 68dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB
Audio quality Noise -92.2dB / Crosstalk -93.3dB Noise -92.2dB / Crosstalk -93.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 82h Endurance rating 88h

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