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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / 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 (dual-SIM model only)
	3G bands	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F8341, F8342	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G8341, G8342, G8342
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - G8341	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, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - G8342
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 29, 38, 40, 41, 66 - G8343
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2017, August 31	2017, March 29. Released 2017, April 24
	Status	Available. Released 2017, September 19	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	148 x 73.4 x 7.4 mm (5.83 x 2.89 x 0.29 in)	148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	155 g (5.47 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-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)	IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display	Type	IPS LCD, HDR10	Super AMOLED, HDR10
	Size	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~68.6% screen-to-body ratio)	5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		Triluminos display X-Reality Engine	3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)	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	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	64GB 4GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM
		UFS 2.1	UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1

Main Camera	Modules	19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.22µm, predictive PDAF	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
	Features	Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3"	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
	Features		HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)	1440p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		24-bit/192kHz audio	32-bit/384kHz audio

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	USB Type-C 3.1, OTG	USB Type-C 3.1

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

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2700 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, Warm Silver, Venus Pink, Moonlit Blue	Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red
	SAR		0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU		0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)
	Models	G8341, G8342, F8341, F8342, G8343, SOV36, SO-01K	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 260 EUR	About 230 EUR

Tests	Performance	GeekBench: 6541 (v4.4), 1527 (v5.1) GFXBench: 25fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 199022 (v7) GeekBench: 6656 (v4.4) GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1406 (nominal), 3.765 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 65dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 69dB	Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 72dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.3dB / Crosstalk -90.2dB	Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 82h	Endurance rating 84h