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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G928T, G928A
  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, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20 - G928T
  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 (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, March 29. Released 2017, April 24 2015, August. Released 2015, August
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in) 154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9 mm (6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 153 g (5.40 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 Super AMOLED
Size 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio) 5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China		 Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU 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		 Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China		 Mali-T760MP8
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1 UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)		 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
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
 32-bit/384kHz audio
 24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.1 microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Fingerprint (front-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)		 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh) Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)		 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Talk time Up to 20 h (3G) Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play Up to 67 h Up to 66 h
Misc
Colors Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl, Pink
SAR 0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)     1.22 W/kg (head)     1.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)     0.22 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G950FD, SM-G950W, SM-G950S, SM-G950K, SM-G950L, SM-G9500, SM-G950A, SM-G950P, SM-G950T, SM-G950U, SM-G950V, SM-G950F, SM-G950U1, SM-G950N, SC-02J, SCV36, SM-G950, G950F 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
Price About 230 EUR About 450 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 199022 (v7)
GeekBench: 6656 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)		 Basemark X: 26333
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.615 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 72dB Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 70dB
Audio quality Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB Noise -93.3dB / Crosstalk -93.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 84h Endurance rating 83h

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