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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA 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, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40 - 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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2018, February 25 2019, February 20
Status Available. Released 2018, March 09 Available. Released 2019, March 25
Body
Dimensions 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in) 157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm (6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)
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Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 173 g (6.10 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio) 6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~85.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, MIUI 12.5
Chipset Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 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 (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Adreno 640
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM 64GB 6GB RAM, 64GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
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, 27mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.0µm, PDAF
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Laser AF, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps) 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm
Features HDR HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack Yes No
 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, DLNA
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio FM radio (USA & Canada only) No
USB USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Fingerprint (under display, optical), 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 3300 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
27W wired, QC4
20W wireless
Misc
Colors Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue, Piano Black
SAR 0.63 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (head)     1.04 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.36 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)     1.39 W/kg (head)     1.30 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 M1902F1G
Price $ 135.00 / C$ 499.00 / £ 94.99 / € 208.65 About 590 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 250156 (v7)
GeekBench: 8830 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 14fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 372006 (v7)
GeekBench: 11181 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 35fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.630 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.921 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 81dB Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 81dB
Audio quality Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -91.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 78h Endurance rating 95h

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