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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 & TD-SCDMA 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, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G998U1 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-G998B 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
  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, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G998U1 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, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G998B 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2410, A2411, A2412
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL) HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch Announced 2021, January 14 2020, October 13
Status Available. Released 2021, January 29 Available. Released 2020, November 13
Body Dimensions 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm (6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
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Weight 227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz) 228 g (8.04 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame Glass front, glass back, stainless steel frame
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus support
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+, 1500 nits (peak) Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Size 6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 109.8 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density) 1284 x 2778 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Ceramic Shield glass
 Always-on display
Platform OS Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 18.5
Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA/China
Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM
 UFS 3.1
NVMe
Main Camera Modules 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 72mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
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@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera Modules 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, 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
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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/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 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 DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Circle to Search
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Battery Type Li-Ion 5000 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 Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue
SAR 0.77 W/kg (head)     1.02 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.71 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980 A2411, A2342, A2410, A2412, iPhone13,4
Price $ 216.12 / C$ 395.00 / £ 223.56 / € 303.09 $ 250.36 / C$ 559.00 / £ 291.15 / € 404.45
Tests Performance AnTuTu: 657150 (v8)
GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 638584 (v8)
GeekBench: 4240 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 55fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 1023 nits max brightness (measured) 822 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker -25.5 LUFS (Very good) -23.8 LUFS (Very good)
Battery (old) Endurance rating 114h Endurance rating 95h

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