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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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
		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-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 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)
	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 (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
		IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display	Type	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+	Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, 800 nits (typ), 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 (~496 ppi density)	1284 x 2778 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating
		Always-on display 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate	Dolby Vision Wide color gamut True-tone

Platform	OS	Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.0	iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 14.2
	Chipset	Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (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 Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - 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 12GB 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, Laser AF, 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), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift stabilization (IBIS) 12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6" TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
	Features	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" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
	Features	Dual video call, Auto-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, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-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, USB On-The-Go	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+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support	Siri natural language commands and dictation Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 4500 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3687 mAh, non-removable (14.13 Wh)
	Charging	Fast charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W	Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery 2.0 Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 15W
	Stand-by		Up to 20 h (multimedia)
	Talk time
	Music play		Up to 80 h

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	A2411, A2342, A2410, A2412
	Price	$ 919.99 / £ 924.99 / € 998.00 / ₹ 104,999	$ 1,099.00 / £ 1,099.00 / € 1,217.50 / ₹ 126,650

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	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	-27.8 LUFS (Good)	-23.8 LUFS (Very good)
	Battery life	88h endurance rating	95h endurance rating