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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, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - A2097 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, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - A1920, A2100 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 (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2018, September 12 2019, February 20
Status Available. Released 2018, September 21 Available. Released 2019, March 08
Body
Dimensions 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in) 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm (5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM) Dynamic AMOLED, HDR10+
Size 5.8 inches, 84.4 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio) 6.1 inches, 93.2 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1125 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density) 1440 x 3040 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~550 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass 6
 3D Touch Always-on display
Platform
OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 17.4 Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - EMEA/LATAM
Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
CPU Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA/LATAM
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM
Adreno 640 - USA/China
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
 NVMe UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
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), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, Super Steady video
Features Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 4K@60fps (no EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
  ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2658 mAh, non-removable (10.13 Wh) Li-Ion 3400 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Wireless (Qi)
15W wired, PD2.0
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink, Cardinal Red, Smoke Blue
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)     0.93 W/kg (head)     0.79 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)     0.48 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)    
Models A2097, A1920, A2100, A2098, iPhone11,2 SM-G973F, SM-G973U, SM-G973W, SM-G973U1, SM-G9730, SM-G973N, SM-G973X, SCV41, SM-G973C
Price $ 172.00 / C$ 279.99 / £ 139.00 / € 207.98 $ 314.00 / C$ 249.26 / £ 140.00 / € 194.00
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 346379 (v7)
GeekBench: 11472 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 47fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 328366 (v7)
GeekBench: 10174 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 23fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 5.171 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.498 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 78dB Voice 82dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 85dB
Audio quality Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -82.8dB Noise -92.2dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 72h Endurance rating 79h

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