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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
			CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6616	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D6653	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20 - D6603	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, 17, 20 - D6643	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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40 - D6653
		2, 4, 12 - D6616
	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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps; 5G (5+ Gbps DL)

Launch	Announced	2014, September 03. Released 2014, November 06	2021, January 14
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2021, January 29

Body	Dimensions	146 x 72 x 7.3 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)	165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
	Weight	152 g (5.36 oz)	227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)
	Build	Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs + eSIM, dual stand-by)
		IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus support

Display	Type	IPS LCD	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)
	Size	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~70.9% screen-to-body ratio)	6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)	1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
	Protection	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
		Triluminos display X-Reality Engine	Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)	Android 11, One UI 3.1
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)	Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
	CPU	Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400	Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - USA/China
	GPU	Adreno 330	Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No
	Internal	16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM	128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
		eMMC 5.0	UFS 3.1

Main Camera	Modules	20.7 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.12µm, AF	108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom 10 MP, f/2.4, 72mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
	Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	2.2 MP, f/2.8	40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF
	Features		Dual video call, Auto-HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, aptX	5.2, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio, RDS	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
	USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB On-The-Go, magnetic connector	USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
		ANT+	Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3100 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	Fast charging 18W Quick Charge 2.0 - Japan only	Fast charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
	Stand-by	Up to 890 h (2G) / Up to 740 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 130 h

Misc
	Colors	Black, White, Copper, Silver Green, Purple	Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy
	SAR	0.80 W/kg (head)     1.44 W/kg (body)	0.77 W/kg (head)     1.02 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.62 W/kg (head)     0.65 W/kg (body)	0.71 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)
	Models	D6603, D6653, D6616, D6643, SO-01G, SOL26, D6646	SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980
	Price	About 180 EUR	$ 629.50 / £ 985.00 / € 1,080.00 / Rp 18,999,000

Tests	Performance	Basemark X: 12637	AnTuTu: 657150 (v8) GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1333:1 (nominal), 2.618 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 69dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB	-25.5 LUFS (Very good)
	Audio quality	Noise -86.4dB / Crosstalk -86.6dB
	Battery life	85h endurance rating	114h endurance rating