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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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
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, 3, 7, 8, 20
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, March 29. Released 2017, April 24 2018, March 27
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2018, April 06
Body
Dimensions 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in) 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm (5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
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Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Water-repellent coating
Display
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 IPS LCD
Size 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 84.9 cm2 (~80.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density) 1080 x 2240 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~429 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1
Chipset Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
Kirin 970 (10 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 (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China
Mali-G72 MP12
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.55µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
20 MP B/W, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/2.7", PDAF
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Leica optics, LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes No
 32-bit/384kHz audio
32-bit/384kHz 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
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum
 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 (11.55 Wh) Li-Po 3400 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
22.5W wired
Talk time Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold
SAR 0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 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 EML-L29C, EML-L09C, EML-AL00 EML-TL00, EML-L29, EML-L09, EML-AL00, EML-TL00
Price About 230 EUR About 330 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 199022 (v7)
GeekBench: 6656 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 207016 (v7)
GeekBench: 6739 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 23fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1445:1 (nominal), 3.683 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 72dB Voice 66dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 90dB
Audio quality Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB Noise -92.4dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 84h Endurance rating 75h

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