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Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 38, 39, 40, 41 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 (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
Launch Announced 2017, March 29. Released 2017, April 24 2021, January 14
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2021, January 29
Body Dimensions 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in) 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 169 g (Sub6), 171 g (mmWave) (5.96 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Size 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio) 6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density) 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Always-on display
Platform OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5.1
Chipset Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU 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
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-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China
Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Memory Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1
Main Camera Modules 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, 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@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera Modules 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
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
Sound Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
 32-bit/384kHz audio
32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Features Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh) Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Stand-by
Talk time Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
SAR 0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)     0.74 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)     0.46 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G950FD, SM-G950W, SM-G950S, SM-G950K, SM-G950L, SM-G9500, SM-G950A, SM-G950P, SM-G950T, SM-G950U, SM-G950V, SM-G950F, SM-G950U1, SM-G950N, SC-02J, SCV36, SM-G950, G950F SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS, SM-G991U, SM-G991U1, SM-G991W, SM-G991N, SM-G9910, SM-G991Q, SCG09
Price About 230 EUR $ 219.00 / C$ 329.97 / £ 198.00 / € 358.00 / ₹ 38,490
Tests Performance AnTuTu: 199022 (v7)
GeekBench: 6656 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 584055 (v8)
GeekBench: 3238 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 72dB -26.4 LUFS (Good)
Audio quality Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB
Battery life 84h endurance rating 93h endurance rating

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