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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1661, A1784	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
			CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1661
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
			CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1661
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1661, A1784	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2017, September 12	2016, September 07	2017, August 23
	Status	Available. Released 2017, September 22	Available. Released 2016, September 16	Available. Released 2017, September

Body	Dimensions	158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)	158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)	162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
	Weight	202 g (7.13 oz)	188 g (6.63 oz)	195 g (6.88 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)	IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus

Display	Type	Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)	Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)	Super AMOLED, HDR10
	Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.4% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)	6.3 inches, 101.1 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~521 ppi density)
	Protection	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		Wide color gamut 3D Touch display & home button True-tone	Wide color gamut 3D Touch display & home button	3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display

Platform	OS	iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 14.4	iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 14.4	Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
	Chipset	Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)	Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)	Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
	CPU	Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)	Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
	GPU	Apple GPU (three-core graphics)	PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)	Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China

Memory	Card slot	No	No	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM	32GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM	64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
		NVMe	NVMe	UFS 2.1

Main Camera	Modules	12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom	12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3", PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", AF, 2x optical zoom	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
	Features	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)	7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
	Features	Face detection, HDR	Face detection, HDR	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps	1440p@30fps

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

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No	No
	Radio	No	No	No
	USB	Lightning, USB 2.0	Lightning, USB 2.0	USB Type-C 3.1

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
		Siri natural language commands and dictation	Siri natural language commands and dictation	Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2691 mAh, non-removable (10.28 Wh)	Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh)	Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	Fast charging 15W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery 2.0 Qi wireless charging		Fast charging 15W Quick Charge 2.0 Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent
	Stand-by		Up to 384 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 21 h (3G)	Up to 21 h (3G)	Up to 22 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 60 h	Up to 60 h	Up to 74 h

Misc
	Colors	Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red	Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red	Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink
	SAR	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)	0.61 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)	1.24 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)	0.17 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)
	Models	A1864, A1897, A1898	A1661, A1784, A1785, A1786	SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K, SM-N950FD
	Price	$ 244.99 / £ 239.95 / € 340.00 / ₹ 45,998	$ 204.99 / £ 199.94	$ 251.33 / £ 410.00

Tests	Performance	GeekBench: 10037 (v4.4)	Basemark OS II 2.0: 3796	AnTuTu: 201065 (v7) GeekBench: 6784 (v4.4) GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1398:1 (nominal), 3.588 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.148(sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 76dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 79dB	Voice 68dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 72dB	Voice 67dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -80.2dB	Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -80.5dB	Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -93.2dB
	Battery life	81h endurance rating	75h endurance rating	89h endurance rating