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Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Sprint
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - AT&T LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global
  LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - T-Mobile LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
  LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 41(2500) - Sprint
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
EDGE Yes Yes
Launch Announced 2017, August 2018, February
Status Available. Released 2017, August Available. Released 2018, March
Body Dimensions 151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in) 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in)
Weight 208.1 g (7.34 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Build Aluminum frame, corner bumpers, plastic back Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- MIL-STD-810G compliant
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Display Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches, 85.4 cm2 (~75.0% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~568 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
Multitouch Yes Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 - HDR10 compliant
- 3D Touch (home button only)
- Always-on display
- HDR10 compliant
- 3D Touch (home button only)
- Always-on display
Platform OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), planned upgrade to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 - USA/LATAM, China
CPU Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU Adreno 540 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 400 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Camera Primary 12 MP (f/1.7, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF), phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash 12 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF), phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash, check quality
Features Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality
Secondary 8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm), autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR 8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm), autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 32-bit/384kHz audio
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Features Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5 HTML5
Java No No
 - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
- PMA wireless charging
- ANT+ support
- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
- MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document editor
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
- ANT+ support
- Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document editor
Battery   Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery (11.55 Wh)
Stand-by Up to 120 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 32 h (3G)
Music play Up to 113 h
Misc
Colors Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple
Price About 850 USD About 840 EUR
Tests Performance Basemark OS II: 3974 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3390
Basemark X: 37903
Basemark OS II: 3329 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3382
Basemark X: 42645
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.630 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB, noise 74dB, ring 78dB Voice 68dB, noise 74dB, ring 81dB
Audio quality Noise - 92.4 / Crosstalk - 91.4 Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB
Battery life 111h endurance rating 78h endurance rating

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