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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA 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, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40 - Global 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, 17, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China 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 1200/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2019, February 20 2018, February 25
Status Available. Released 2019, March 25 Available. Released 2018, March 09
Body
Dimensions 157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm (6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 in) 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in)
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Weight 173 g (6.10 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM 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)
Display
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~85.2% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, MIUI 12.5 Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) 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 640 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 64GB 6GB RAM, 64GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
 UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 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
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features Laser AF, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps)
Selfie Camera
Modules 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm 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 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 (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5) GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
 Virtual proximity sensing ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Po 3300 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)
Charging 27W wired, QC4
20W wireless
15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Misc
Colors Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue, Piano Black Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue
SAR 0.99 W/kg (head)     1.04 W/kg (body)     0.63 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.39 W/kg (head)     1.30 W/kg (body)     0.36 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
Models M1902F1G SM-G960F, SM-G960, SM-G960F, SM-G960U, SM-G960W, SM-G9600, SM-G960U1, SM-G960N, SCV38, SM-G960X, SC-02K
Price About 590 EUR $ 137.53 / C$ 499.00 / £ 94.99 / € 189.99
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 372006 (v7)
GeekBench: 11181 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 35fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 250156 (v7)
GeekBench: 8830 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 14fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.921 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.630 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 81dB Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 81dB
Audio quality Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -91.9dB Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 95h Endurance rating 78h

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