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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G935FD, G9350
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G935F, G935FD, G935W8
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA - G9350
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Sprint
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - AT&T 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G935F, G935FD
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - T-Mobile 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G9350
  1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 41 - Sprint 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G935W8
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, August 2016, February 21. Released 2016, March 11
Status Available. Released 2017, August Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in) 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm (5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 in)
Weight 208.1 g (7.34 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G935F, G935W8
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G935FD
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
MIL-STD-810G compliant
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 Super AMOLED
Size 5.8 inches, 85.4 cm2 (~75.0% screen-to-body ratio) 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~76.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~568 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~534 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) - G9350
Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm) - G935FD, G935F, G935W8
CPU Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - G9350
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - G935FD, G935F, G935W8
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 530 - G9350
Mali-T880 MP12 - G935FD, G935F, G935W8
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
  UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, 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@240fps, 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/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  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
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
 Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
S-Voice 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 4000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3600 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
PMA wireless
15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 120 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 32 h (3G) Up to 27 h (3G)
Music play Up to 113 h Up to 74 h
Misc
Colors Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold, Black Pearl, Coral Blue
SAR 0.56 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.26 W/kg (head)     1.43 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G892A, SM-G892U SM-G935F, SM-G935FD, SM-G935W8, SM-G9350, SM-G935S, SC-02H, SM-G935K, SM-G935L, SM-G935R4, SCV33, SM-G935X, SM-G935VC, SM-G935D
Price About 550 EUR About 330 EUR
Tests
Performance GeekBench: 6314 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 12fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
GFXBench: 8.3fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.439 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 78dB Voice 70dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB
Audio quality Noise - 92.4 / Crosstalk - 91.4 Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 111h Endurance rating 92h

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