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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 (dual-SIM model only)
			CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
			CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
	4G Network	LTE	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), 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
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2018, March	2018, February
	Status	Available. Released 2018, April	Available. Released 2018, March

Body	Dimensions	155 x 73.9 x 7.8 mm (6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)	147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in)
	Weight	180 g (6.35 oz)	163 g (5.75 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass & aluminum frame	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)	- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Display	Type	AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	6.1 inches, 93.9 cm2 (~82.0% screen-to-body ratio)	5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2240 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~408 ppi density)	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection		Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		- EMUI 8.1	- HDR10 compliant - 3D Touch (home button only) - Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo)	Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	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	Mali-G72 MP12	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China

Memory	Card slot	No	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM	64/128/256 GB, 4 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", OIS, PDAF/Laser AF 20 MP B/W, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/2.7", OIS, PDAF/Laser AF 8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4", 3x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF/Laser AF	12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
	Features	Leica optics, LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps	2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

Selfie Camera	Modules	24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
	Features	Leica optics	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1440p@30fps

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	No	Yes
		- 32-bit/384kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Type-C to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter	- 32-bit/384kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	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 (USA & Canada only)
	USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum	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
		- Fast battery charging 4.5V/5A (58% in 30 min) - XviD/MP4/H.265/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player - Document viewer - Photo/video 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-Po 4000 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery (11.55 Wh)
	Stand-by
	Talk time

Misc
	Colors	Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold	Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold
	Price	About 790 EUR	About 600 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 3565 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3252 Basemark X: 39945	Basemark OS II: 3329 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3382 Basemark X: 42645
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.087 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.630 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 71dB, noise 69dB, ring 91dB	Voice 68dB, noise 74dB, ring 81dB
	Audio quality	Noise -92.1dB / Crosstalk -92.1dB	Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB
	Battery life	89h endurance rating	78h endurance rating