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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 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
			CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40	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-G998U1
	5G bands		2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G998U1
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G

Launch	Announced	2018, March 27	2021, January 14
	Status	Available. Released 2018, April 06	Available. Released 2021, January 29

Body	Dimensions	155 x 73.9 x 7.8 mm (6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)	165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
	Weight	180 g (6.35 oz)	227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs + eSIM, dual stand-by)
		IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus support

Display	Type	OLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)
	Size	6.1 inches, 93.9 cm2 (~82.0% screen-to-body ratio)	6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2240 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~408 ppi density)	1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
			Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 10, EMUI 9.1	Android 11, One UI 3.1
	Chipset	Kirin 970 (10 nm)	Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - USA/China
	GPU	Mali-G72 MP12	Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China

Memory	Card slot	No	No
	Internal	64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM	128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
		UFS 2.1	UFS 3.1

Main Camera	Modules	40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4.0", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 20 MP B/W, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/2.7"	108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom 10 MP, f/2.4, 72mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
	Features	Leica optics, LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm	40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF
	Features	Leica optics	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	No	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, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD	5.2, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	No	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
	USB	USB Type-C 3.1	USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
			Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Battery	Type	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	Fast charging 22.5W, 58% in 30 min (advertised)	Fast charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
	Stand-by
	Talk time

Misc
	Colors	Black, Gold	Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy
	SAR		0.77 W/kg (head)     1.02 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU		0.71 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)
	Models	CLT-L29C, CLT-L29, CLT-L09C, CLT-L09, CLT-AL00, CLT-AL01, CLT-TL01, CLT-AL00L, CLT-L04, HW-01K, CLT-L0J	SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980
	Price	About 410 EUR	$ 806.00 / C$ 1,599.99 / £ 999.00 / € 995.00 / ₹ 108,999 / Rp 18,999,000

Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 209884 (v7) GeekBench: 6679 (v4.4) GFXBench: 21fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 657150 (v8) GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.087 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 71dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 91dB	-25.5 LUFS (Very good)
	Audio quality	Noise -92.1dB / Crosstalk -92.1dB
	Battery life	89h endurance rating	114h endurance rating