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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
			CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA, LTE

Launch	Announced	2017, March 29. Released 2017, April 24	2017, September. Released 2017, September
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)	151.8 x 75.5 x 7.7 mm (5.98 x 2.97 x 0.30 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	155 g (5.47 oz)	185 g (6.53 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), ceramic back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), ceramic back, ceramic frame - 128/8 GB model
	SIM	· Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
		IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED, HDR10	IPS LCD
	Size	5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)	5.99 inches, 92.6 cm2 (~80.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)	1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
		3D Touch (home button only)

Platform	OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI	Android 7.1 (Nougat), planned upgrade to Android 10, MIUI 12
	Chipset	Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China	Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
	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 (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
	GPU	Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China	Adreno 540

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only	No
	Internal	64GB 4GB RAM	64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
		UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1	eMMC 5.1

Main Camera	Modules	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS	12 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.9", 1.25µm, PDAF, 4-axis OIS
	Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)	5 MP, f/2.0
	Features	HDR
	Video	1440p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	No
		32-bit/384kHz audio

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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	USB Type-C 3.1	USB Type-C

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

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)	Li-Ion 3400 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)	18W wired, QC3
	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	Black, White
	SAR	0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)	0.39 W/kg (head)     1.77 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 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	MDE5
	Price	About 230 EUR	About 410 EUR

Our Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 199022 (v7) GeekBench: 6656 (v4.4) GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	GeekBench: 6234 (v4.4) GFXBench: 24fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1287 (nominal), 3.19 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 72dB	Voice 67dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 82dB
	Audio quality	Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 84h	Endurance rating 65h