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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 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, March 29 2017, September 12. Released 2017, September 22
Status Available. Released 2017, April Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm (6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in) 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
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Weight 173 g (6.10 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), 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) IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
Size 6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2 (~84.0% screen-to-body ratio) 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Ion-strengthened glass
  3D Touch display & home button
Platform
OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI iOS 11, up to iOS 16.7.5
Chipset Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
Apple A11 Bionic (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
Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China
Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1 NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR Face detection, HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
 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, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.1 Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable (13.48 Wh) Li-Ion 2691 mAh, non-removable (10.28 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Wireless (Qi)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red
SAR 0.67 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.27 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Models 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 A1864, A1897, A1898, , A1899, iPhone10,2, iPhone10,5
Price About 430 EUR About 340 EUR
Tests
Performance GeekBench: 6754 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
GeekBench: 10037 (v4.4)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.658(sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB Voice 76dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 79dB
Audio quality Noise -92.2dB / Crosstalk -93.3dB Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -80.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 88h Endurance rating 81h

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