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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
		CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA	CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA	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, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global
		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	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 (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2018, August 09. Released 2018, August 24	2019, February 20. Released 2019, March 08
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)	149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm (5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	201 g (7.09 oz)	157 g (5.54 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), 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 1.5m for 30 min)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED, HDR10	Dynamic AMOLED, HDR10+
	Size	6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)	6.1 inches, 93.2 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)	1440 x 3040 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~550 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Platform	OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5	Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1
	Chipset	Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China	Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - EMEA/LATAM Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
	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 (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA/LATAM Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China
	GPU	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China	Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM Adreno 640 - USA/China

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 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	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), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, Super Steady video
	Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS	4K@60fps (no EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)	10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
	Features	HDR	HDR
	Video	1440p@30fps	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		32-bit/384kHz audio	High-bitrate audio support Tuned by AKG

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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	FM radio (USA & Canada only)
	USB	USB Type-C 3.1	USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, DisplayPort

Features	Sensors	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), 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)	ANT+ Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3400 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	15W wired Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)	15W wired, PD2.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless

Misc
	Colors	Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White	Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink, Cardinal Red, Smoke Blue
	SAR	1.29 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)	0.93 W/kg (head)     0.79 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.38 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)	0.48 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40	SM-G973F, SM-G973U, SM-G973W, SM-G973U1, SM-G9730, SM-G973N, SM-G973X, SCV41, SM-G973C
	Price	About 430 EUR	About 150 EUR

Our Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 248823 (v7), 315447 (v8) GeekBench: 9026 (v4.4), 2092 (v5.1) GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 328366 (v7) GeekBench: 10174 (v4.4) GFXBench: 23fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.531 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.498 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 71dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB	Voice 82dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 85dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -94.1dB	Noise -92.2dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 97h	Endurance rating 79h