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Samsung Galaxy S9

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (BBF100-6 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 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41 - EU, Africa, AU (BBF100-1) 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, 13, 14, 17, 20, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Canada, US, LATAM (BBF100-2) 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, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41 - ME, APAC, India (BBF100-6)
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China (BBF100-4)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2018, June 2018, February 25
Status Available. Released 2018, June Available. Released 2018, March 09
Body
Dimensions 151.4 x 71.8 x 8.5 mm (5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 in) 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, aluminum frame (7000 series) 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) - BBF100-6 only Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 4.5 inches, 60.0 cm2 (~55.2% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1620 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~434 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) 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 Adreno 512 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.3", 1.28µm, dual pixel PDAF
12 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps)
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0", 1.12µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
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, EDR 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS2 GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB USB Type-C 3.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
  ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)
Charging 18W wired, QC3, 50% in 36 min (advertised) 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Misc
Colors Black, Silver, Red Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue
SAR 0.63 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.72 W/kg (head)     1.68 W/kg (body)     0.36 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
Models BBF100-6, BBF100-1, BBF100-2, BBF100-4 SM-G960F, SM-G960, SM-G960F, SM-G960U, SM-G960W, SM-G9600, SM-G960U1, SM-G960N, SCV38, SM-G960X, SC-02K
Price About 500 EUR $ 94.00 / C$ 189.99 / £ 104.99 / € 137.00
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 140984 (v7)
GeekBench: 5830 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 11fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 250156 (v7)
GeekBench: 8830 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 14fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1572 (nominal), 3.212 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.630 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 79dB Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 81dB
Audio quality Noise -90.7dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 86h Endurance rating 78h

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