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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
  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, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global
  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, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA
  1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 41 - Sprint
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, August 2019, February 20
Status Available. Released 2017, August Available. Released 2019, March 08
Body
Dimensions 151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in) 142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9 mm (5.60 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 208.1 g (7.34 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 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 Dynamic AMOLED, HDR10+
Size 5.8 inches, 85.4 cm2 (~75.0% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 82.8 cm2 (~83.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~568 ppi density) 1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~438 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 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 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - EMEA/LATAM
Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
CPU Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA/LATAM
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China
GPU Adreno 540 Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM
Adreno 640 - USA/China
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  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/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, Super Steady video
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@60fps (no EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB USB Type-C USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3100 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
PMA wireless
15W wired, PD2.0
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Stand-by Up to 120 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 32 h (3G)
Music play Up to 113 h
Misc
Colors Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink
SAR 0.56 W/kg (head)     0.70 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.58 W/kg (head)     1.57 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G892A, SM-G892U SM-G970F, SM-G970U, SM-G970W, SM-G9700, SM-G970U1, SM-G970N, SM-G970X
Price About 550 EUR $ 119.03 / C$ 233.54 / £ 106.98 / € 171.72
Tests
Performance GeekBench: 6314 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 12fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 325192 (v7), 389694 (v8)
GeekBench: 10081 (v4.4), 2141 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 40fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: infinite
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 78dB Voice 71dB / Noise 76dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality Noise - 92.4 / Crosstalk - 91.4 Noise -92.9dB / Crosstalk -89.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 111h Endurance rating 83h

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