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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
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
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, 71 - Global
  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
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) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, September 12. Released 2017, November 03 2018, August 09. Released 2018, August 24
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in) 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
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Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 201 g (7.09 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 Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
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) 6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1125 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 3D Touch Always-on display
Platform
OS iOS 11.1.1, up to iOS 16.7.7 Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU Hexa-core 2.39 GHz (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU Apple GPU (three-core graphics) Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 64GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB 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/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 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@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
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 HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
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 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
Wireless (Qi)
15W wired
Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Silver Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White
SAR 1.09 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)     1.29 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.38 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)    
Models A1865, A1901, A1902, A1903, iPhone10,3, iPhone10,6 SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40
Price $ 85.04 / C$ 220.69 About 430 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 233100 (v7)
GeekBench: 10215 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 248823 (v7), 315447 (v8)
GeekBench: 9026 (v4.4), 2092 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinity (nominal), 5.013 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.531 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 76dB Voice 71dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -82.8dB Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -94.1dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 74h Endurance rating 97h

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