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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
			CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
			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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G998B
	5G bands		2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G998U1
			1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G998B
	Speed	HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)

Launch	Announced	2012, May. Released 2012, May	2021, January 14
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2021, January 29

Body	Dimensions	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)	165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
	Weight	133 g (4.69 oz)	227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 2), plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
			IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus support

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)
	Size	4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)	6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)	1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 2	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
			Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI	Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
	Chipset	Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)	Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
	CPU	Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9	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
	GPU	Mali-400MP4	Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No
	Internal	16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
			UFS 3.1

Main Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF	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
	Features	LED flash	Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	1080p@30fps	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	1.9 MP, f/2.6	40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF
	Features		HDR
	Video	720p@30fps	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

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

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX	5.2, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	Stereo FM radio, RDS	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
	USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG	USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
		S-Voice natural language commands and dictation	Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support Circle to Search

Battery	Type	Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery	Li-Ion 5000 mAh
	Charging		25W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless
	Stand-by	Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)

Misc
	Colors	Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur	Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy
	SAR	0.55 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)	0.77 W/kg (head)     1.02 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.21 W/kg (head)	0.71 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)
	Models	GT-I9300, GT-I9300I, SHV-E210S, SHW-M440S	SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980
	Price	About 190 EUR	$ 244.07 / C$ 390.00 / £ 212.51 / € 370.00

Tests	Performance		AnTuTu: 657150 (v8) GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.419:1 (sunlight)	1023 nits max brightness (measured)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB	-25.5 LUFS (Very good)
	Audio quality	Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 50h	Endurance rating 114h