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Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
  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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26 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-G991U1
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G991B
5G bands 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G991U1
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G991B
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
Launch Announced 2015, March 01. Released 2015, April 2021, January 14
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2021, January 29
Body Dimensions 142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm (5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 in) 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) 169 g (Sub6), 171 g (mmWave) (5.96 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display Type Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Size 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio) 6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density) 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
  Always-on display
Platform OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), TouchWiz UI Android 11, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) 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-T760MP8 Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Memory Card slot No No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 UFS 3.1
Main Camera Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera Modules 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
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Sound Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
 24-bit/192kHz audio
32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Features Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Battery Type Li-Ion 2600 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Stand-by
Talk time Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play Up to 50 h
Misc
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
SAR 1.58 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)     0.74 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)     0.46 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G9250, SM-G925A, SM-G925F, SM-G925FQ, SM-G925I, SM-G925K, SM-G925L, SM-G925S, SM-G925T, SC-04G, 404SC, SM-G925D, SM-G925J SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS, SM-G991U, SM-G991U1, SM-G991W, SM-G991N, SM-G9910, SM-G991Q, SCG09
Price About 280 EUR $ 220.00 / C$ 307.79 / £ 269.99 / € 315.39
Tests Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1750
Basemark X: 27046
AnTuTu: 584055 (v8)
GeekBench: 3238 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
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Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 71dB -26.4 LUFS (Good)
Audio quality Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -95.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 73h Endurance rating 93h

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