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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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 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, 71 - Global 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40
  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 (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat21 1400/200 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2018, August 09 2018, October 16
Status Available. Released 2018, August 24 Available. Released 2018, October 31
Body
Dimensions 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in) 157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6 mm (6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 in)
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Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration)		 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 OLED, HDR10
Size 6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~87.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density) 1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~538 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1
Chipset Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China		 Kirin 980 (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 (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China		 Mali-G76 MP10
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 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
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom		 40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF, Laser AF
8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4.0", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
20 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.7", PDAF
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)		 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
 32-bit/384kHz audio
 32-bit/384kHz audio
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, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
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 No No
USB USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
Features
Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
 Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 4200 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)		 40W wired, 70% in 30 min (advertised)
15W wireless
2.5W reverse wireless
Misc
Colors Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White Emerald Green, Midnight Blue, Twilight, Pink Gold, Black
SAR 1.29 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.38 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40 LYA-L09, LYA-L29, LYA-AL00, LYA-AL10, LYA-TL00, LYA-L0C
Price About 430 EUR About 800 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 248823 (v7), 315447 (v8)
GeekBench: 9026 (v4.4), 2092 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)		 AnTuTu: 273913 (v7), 391046 (v8)
GeekBench: 9712 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 17fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.531 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 254000:1 (nominal), 4.965 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB -28.9 LUFS (Average)
Audio quality Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -94.1dB Noise -87.7dB / Crosstalk -87.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 97h Endurance rating 85h

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