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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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F8331, F8332 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41 - F8331, F8332 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2016, September 01. Released 2016, October 03 2017, March 29. Released 2017, April 24
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 146 x 72 x 8.1 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 in) 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), 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) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~70.9% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) 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 530 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 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3", PDAF, Laser AF 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3" 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features HDR 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
 24-bit/192kHz audio
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, aptX, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum 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 2900 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)
Charging 18W wired, QC3 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 610 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 17 h 30 min (3G) Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Mineral black, Platinum, Forest blue, Deep pink Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red
SAR 0.81 W/kg (head)     0.35 W/kg (body)     0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.85 W/kg (head)     1.20 W/kg (body)     0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    
Models F8331, F8332, SO-01J, SOV34, 601SO 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
Price About 230 EUR About 230 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 2151
Basemark X: 29548
AnTuTu: 199022 (v7)
GeekBench: 6656 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1349 (nominal), 3.795 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 61dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 67dB Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -93.0dB / Crosstalk -93.6dB Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 72h Endurance rating 84h

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