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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
		CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - Global	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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat21 1400/200 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2018, August 09. Released 2018, August 24	2018, October 16. Released 2018, October 31
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)	157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6 mm (6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	201 g (7.09 oz)	189 g (6.67 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), 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) Stylus (Bluetooth integration)	IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 2m for 30 min)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED, HDR10	OLED, HDR10
	Size	6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)	6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~87.9% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)	1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~538 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Platform	OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5	Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1
	Chipset	Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China	Kirin 980 (7 nm)
	CPU	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	Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
	GPU	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China	Mali-G76 MP10

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)
	Internal	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
		UFS 2.1	UFS 2.1

Main Camera	Modules	12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom	40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4.0", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 20 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.7", PDAF
	Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	Laser AF, Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)	24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
	Features	HDR	HDR
	Video	1440p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes	No
		32-bit/384kHz audio	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, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	Yes
	Radio	No	No
	USB	USB Type-C 3.1	USB Type-C 3.1, OTG

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

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 4200 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	15W wired Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)	40W wired, 70% in 30 min 15W wireless 2.5W reverse wireless

Misc
	Colors	Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White	Emerald Green, Midnight Blue, Twilight, Pink Gold, Black
	SAR	1.29 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.38 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40	LYA-L09, LYA-L29, LYA-AL00, LYA-AL10, LYA-TL00, LYA-L0C
	Price	About 430 EUR	About 800 EUR

Our Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 248823 (v7), 315447 (v8) GeekBench: 9026 (v4.4), 2092 (v5.1) GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 273913 (v7), 391046 (v8) GeekBench: 9712 (v4.4) GFXBench: 17fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.531 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 254000:1 (nominal), 4.965 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 71dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB	-28.9 LUFS (Average)
	Audio quality	Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -94.1dB	Noise -87.7dB / Crosstalk -87.8dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 97h	Endurance rating 85h