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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / 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
  CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
  TD-SCDMA
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Launch
Announced 2017, August 23 2016, May. Released 2016, May
Status Available. Released 2017, September Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in) 173.1 x 88.3 x 7.5 mm (6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 203g (7.16 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus
Display
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 IPS LCD
Size 6.3 inches, 101.1 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio) 6.44 inches, 114.3 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~521 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), MIUI 10
Chipset Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China		 Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650
Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm) - Prime model
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		 Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72)
Octa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72)
GPU Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China		 Adreno 510
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM (Prime)
 UFS 2.1 eMMC 4.5 or eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 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		 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
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/2.0
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes No
Infrared port No Yes
Radio No FM radio, recording
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 (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 4850 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 Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink Gray, Silver, Gold
SAR 0.61 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)     0.49 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.17 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K, SM-N950FD 2016001, 2016002, 2016007
Price About 500 EUR About 150 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 201065 (v7)
GeekBench: 6784 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)		 Basemark OS II 2.0: 1362
Basemark X: 15487
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.148(sunlight) Contrast ratio: 922 (nominal), 1.996 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB Voice 67dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -93.2dB Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 89h Endurance rating 108h

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