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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
		CDMA 800 / 1900	CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
	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-N981U	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global, LATAM
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-N981B	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
		2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - SM-N981W	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - Canada
	5G bands	2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-N981U
		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-N981B
		41, 66, 71 Sub6 - SM-N981W
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2020, August 05	2019, August 07. Released 2019, August 23
	Status	Available. Released 2020, August 21	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm (6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)	162.3 x 77.2 x 7.9 mm (6.39 x 3.04 x 0.31 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	192 g (Sub6 5G), 194 g (mmWave 5G) (6.77 oz)	196 g (6.91 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
	SIM	· Nano-SIM + eSIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	· Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
		IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus, 26ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)	IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus, 42ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED Plus, HDR10+	Dynamic AMOLED, HDR10+
	Size	6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~89.2% screen-to-body ratio)	6.8 inches, 114.0 cm2 (~91.0% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)	1440 x 3040 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~498 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Platform	OS	Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5	Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4
	Chipset	Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G+ (7 nm+) - USA	Exynos 9825 (7 nm) - EMEA/LATAM Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
	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	Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.9 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	Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA	Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM Adreno 640 - USA/China

Memory	Card slot	No	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM	256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
		UFS 3.0	UFS 3.0

Main Camera	Modules	12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm	12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.1, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, Super Steady video 0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
	Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF	10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
	Features	HDR	HDR
	Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps	4K@30/60fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	No	No
		High-bitrate audio support Tuned by AKG	High-bitrate audio support 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, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)	FM radio (USA & Canada only)
	USB	USB Type-C 3.2, OTG	USB Type-C 3.1

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

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 4300 mAh	Li-Ion 4300 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	25W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless	45W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless

Misc
	Colors	Mystic Green, Mystic Bronze, Mystic Gray, Mystic Red, Mystic Blue	Aura Glow, Aura White, Aura Black, Aura Blue
	SAR	0.95 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)	0.35 W/kg (head)     0.70 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.68 W/kg (head)     1.37 W/kg (body)	0.19 W/kg (head)     1.40 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-N981B, SM-N981B/DS, SM-N981U, SM-N981U1, SM-N981W, SM-N9810, SM-N981N	SM-N975F, SM-N975U, SM-N9750, SM-N975U1, SM-N975W, SM-N975N, SM-N975X, SCV45
	Price	About 430 EUR	About 220 EUR

Our Tests	Performance		AnTuTu: 342208 (v7), 438622 (v8) GeekBench: 10403 (v4.4), 2154 (v5.1) GFXBench: 24fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display		794 nits max brightness (measured)
	Loudspeaker		-26.0 LUFS (Very good)
	Audio quality		Noise -94.0dB / Crosstalk -95.1dB
	Battery (old)		Endurance rating 107h