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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
		CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
	3G bands	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 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, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 38, 39, 40, 41
	Speed	HSPA, LTE	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

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

Body	Dimensions	151.8 x 75.5 x 7.7 mm (5.98 x 2.97 x 0.30 in)	148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	185 g (6.53 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), ceramic back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), ceramic back, ceramic frame - 128/8 GB model	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	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	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, HDR10
	Size	5.99 inches, 92.6 cm2 (~80.8% screen-to-body ratio)	5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
			3D Touch (home button only)

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

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

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

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

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	No	Yes
			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	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	USB Type-C	USB Type-C 3.1

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

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3400 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)
	Charging	18W wired, QC3	15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
	Talk time		Up to 20 h (3G)
	Music play		Up to 67 h

Misc
	Colors	Black, White	Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red
	SAR	0.39 W/kg (head)     1.77 W/kg (body)	0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU		0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)
	Models	MDE5	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
	Price	About 410 EUR	About 230 EUR

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