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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
		CDMA 800 / 1900	CDMA 800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-N986U	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, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2342
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-N986B	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2411, A2412
		2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - SM-N986W	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2410
	5G bands	2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-N986U	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2342
		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-N986B	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2410, A2411, A2412
		41, 66, 71 Sub6 - SM-N986W
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2020, August 05	2020, October 13
	Status	Available. Released 2020, August 21	Available. Released 2020, November 13

Body	Dimensions	164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm (6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 in)	160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm (6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	208 g (7.34 oz)	228 g (8.04 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame	Glass front, glass back, stainless steel frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
		IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)	IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display	Type	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+	Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
	Size	6.9 inches, 116.7 cm2 (~91.7% screen-to-body ratio)	6.7 inches, 109.8 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 3088 pixels, 19.3:9 ratio (~496 ppi density)	1284 x 2778 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Ceramic Shield glass
		Always-on display 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate

Platform	OS	Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5	iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 18.5
	Chipset	Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G+ (7 nm+) - USA	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA	Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
	GPU	Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA	Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	No
	Internal	128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM
		UFS 3.0	NVMe

Main Camera	Modules	108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/3.0, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm	12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.9", 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
	Features	Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
	Video	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.

Selfie Camera	Modules	10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF	12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
	Features	HDR	HDR
	Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	No	No
		32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)	No
	USB	USB Type-C 3.2, OTG	Lightning, USB 2.0

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
		Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Ultra Wideband (UWB) support	Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 4500 mAh	Li-Ion 3687 mAh (14.13 Wh)
	Charging	25W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless	Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (MagSafe) 15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.4 update

Misc
	Colors	Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White	Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue
	SAR	0.71 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.34 W/kg (head)     1.47 W/kg (body)	0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-N986B, SM-N986B/DS, SM-N986U, SM-N986U1, SM-N986W, SM-N9860, SM-N986N, SC-53A	A2411, A2342, A2410, A2412, iPhone13,4
	Price	$ 308.95 / C$ 429.00 / £ 324.99 / € 424.12	$ 244.95 / C$ 558.99 / £ 300.00 / € 409.57

Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 508760 (v8) GeekBench: 2603 (v5.1) GFXBench: 42fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 638584 (v8) GeekBench: 4240 (v5.1) GFXBench: 55fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	1024 nits max brightness (measured)	822 nits max brightness (measured)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	-27.8 LUFS (Good)	-23.8 LUFS (Very good)
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 88h	Endurance rating 95h