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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
  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 (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Launch
Announced 2018, February 25 2021, June 03
Status Available. Released 2018, March 09 Available. Released 2021, July 01
Body
Dimensions 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in) 159.3 x 73.6 x 8.4 mm (6.27 x 2.90 x 0.33 in)
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Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 600 nits
Size 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio) 6.4 inches, 98.9 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density) 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~274 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
Chipset Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
Mediatek MT6769V/CU Helio G80 (12 nm)
CPU 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
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Mali-G52 MC2
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
 UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps) 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Features HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio (USA & Canada only) FM radio
USB USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
 ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Virtual proximity sensing
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh) Li-Po 5000 mAh
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
15W wired
Misc
Colors Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue Black, White, Mint, Violet
SAR 0.63 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.36 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)     0.52 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G960F, SM-G960, SM-G960F, SM-G960U, SM-G960W, SM-G9600, SM-G960U1, SM-G960N, SCV38, SM-G960X, SC-02K SM-A225F, SM-A225F/DS, SM-A225M, SM-A225M/DS
Price $ 102.99 / C$ 220.00 / £ 69.99 / € 79.03 £ 190.00 / € 119.12 / ₹ 12,399
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 250156 (v7)
GeekBench: 8830 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 14fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 185358 (v8), 165959 (v9)
GeekBench: 5464 (v4.4), 1372 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 16fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.630 (sunlight) 597 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 81dB -30.6 LUFS (Below average)
Audio quality Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 78h Endurance rating 121h

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