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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
		CDMA 800 / 1900	CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 66, 71	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-G991U1
			1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G991B
	5G bands		2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G991U1
			1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G991B
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)

Launch	Announced	2018, October 09	2021, January 14
	Status	Available. Released 2018, October 18	Available. Released 2021, January 29

Body	Dimensions	145.6 x 68.2 x 7.9 mm (5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)	151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	148 g (5.22 oz)	169 g (Sub6), 171 g (mmWave) (5.96 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM + eSIM	Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
		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	P-OLED, HDR	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
	Size	5.5 inches, 76.7 cm2 (~77.2% screen-to-body ratio)	6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~443 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
		Always-on display	Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12	Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
	Chipset	Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)	Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)	Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA/China
	GPU	Adreno 630	Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China

Memory	Card slot	No	No
	Internal	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
		UFS 2.1	UFS 3.1

Main Camera	Modules	12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS	12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
	Features	Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide), no AF	10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
	Features	HDR	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 Tuned by AKG

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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
	USB	USB Type-C 3.1	USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
			Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Circle to Search

Battery	Type	Li-Po 2915 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 4000 mAh
	Charging	18W wired, PD2.0 Wireless	25W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless

Misc
	Colors	Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink	Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
	SAR		0.74 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU		0.46 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)
	Models	G013A	SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS, SM-G991U, SM-G991U1, SM-G991W, SM-G991N, SM-G9910, SM-G991Q, SCG09
	Price	About 450 EUR	$ 175.74 / C$ 249.80 / £ 157.00 / € 259.00

Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 285044 (v7) GeekBench: 8337 (v4.4) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 584055 (v8) GeekBench: 3238 (v5.1) GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.350 (sunlight)	856 nits max brightness (measured)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 77dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 81dB	-26.4 LUFS (Good)
	Audio quality	Noise -71.7dB / Crosstalk -70.1dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 69h	Endurance rating 93h