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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 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 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 66, 71 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, 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) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2018, October 09 2018, February 25
Status Available. Released 2018, October 18 Available. Released 2018, March 09
Body
Dimensions 145.6 x 68.2 x 7.9 mm (5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 in) 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in)
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Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 163 g (5.75 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 Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type P-OLED, HDR Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.5 inches, 76.7 cm2 (~77.2% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~443 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 Always-on display 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12 Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 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 630 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
 UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps)
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide), no AF
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
Tuned by AKG
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer 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-Po 2915 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)
Charging 18W wired, PD2.0
Wireless
15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Misc
Colors Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink 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 0.36 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
Models G013A SM-G960F, SM-G960, SM-G960F, SM-G960U, SM-G960W, SM-G9600, SM-G960U1, SM-G960N, SCV38, SM-G960X, SC-02K
Price About 450 EUR $ 134.44 / C$ 270.00 / £ 87.49 / € 195.00
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 285044 (v7)
GeekBench: 8337 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 250156 (v7)
GeekBench: 8830 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 14fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.350 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.630 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 77dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 81dB Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 81dB
Audio quality Noise -71.7dB / Crosstalk -70.1dB Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 69h Endurance rating 78h

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