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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 (dual-SIM model only)
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, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, September 12 2017, August 23
Status Available. Released 2017, November 03 Available. Released 2017, September
Body
Dimensions 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in) 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
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Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel 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)
 IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus
Display
Type Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM) Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.8 inches, 84.4 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio) 6.3 inches, 101.1 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1125 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~521 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 3D Touch 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS iOS 11.1.1, up to iOS 16.7.5 Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU Hexa-core 2.39 GHz (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) 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 Apple GPU (three-core graphics) Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 64GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
 NVMe UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
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
Features Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama), panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
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 No Yes
  32-bit/384kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer 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 2716 mAh, non-removable (10.35 Wh) Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Wireless (Qi)
15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 22 h (3G)
Music play Up to 74 h
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Silver Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink
SAR 1.09 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)     0.61 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.17 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)    
Models A1865, A1901, A1902, A1903, iPhone10,3, iPhone10,6 SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K, SM-N950FD
Price $ 155.00 / C$ 273.07 / £ 133.00 / € 197.00 About 500 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 233100 (v7)
GeekBench: 10215 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 201065 (v7)
GeekBench: 6784 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinity (nominal), 5.013 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.148(sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 76dB Voice 67dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB
Audio quality Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -82.8dB Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -93.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 74h Endurance rating 89h

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