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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
			CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
	3G bands	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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-G996U1
			1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G996B
	5G bands		2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1
			1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G996B
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat21 1400/200 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)

Launch	Announced	2018, October 16. Released 2018, October 31	2021, January 14
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2021, January 29

Body	Dimensions	157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6 mm (6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 in)	161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	189 g (6.67 oz)	200 g (Sub6), 202 g (mmWave) (7.05 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
	SIM	· Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	· Nano-SIM + eSIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
		IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 2m for 30 min)	IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display	Type	OLED, HDR10	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
	Size	6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~87.9% screen-to-body ratio)	6.7 inches, 107.8 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~538 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Platform	OS	Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1	Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
	Chipset	Kirin 980 (7 nm)	Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
	CPU	Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)	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	Mali-G76 MP10	Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China

Memory	Card slot	Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)	No
	Internal	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
		UFS 2.1	UFS 3.1

Main Camera	Modules	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	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	Laser AF, Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm	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	High-bitrate audio support

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)	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, OTG	USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Features	Sensors	Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
			Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Battery	Type	Li-Po 4200 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 4800 mAh
	Charging	40W wired, 70% in 30 min 15W wireless 2.5W reverse wireless	25W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless

Misc
	Colors	Emerald Green, Midnight Blue, Twilight, Pink Gold, Black	Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red
	SAR		0.65 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU		0.54 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)
	Models	LYA-L09, LYA-L29, LYA-AL00, LYA-AL10, LYA-TL00, LYA-L0C	SM-G996B, SM-G996B/DS, SM-G996U, SM-G996U1, SM-G996W, SM-G996N, SM-G9960
	Price	About 800 EUR	$ 172.44 / £ 185.00 / € 199.00

Our Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 273913 (v7), 391046 (v8) GeekBench: 9712 (v4.4) GFXBench: 17fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 622276 (v8) GeekBench: 3476 (v5.1) GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 254000:1 (nominal), 4.965 (sunlight)	883 nits max brightness (measured)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	-28.9 LUFS (Average)	-25.8 LUFS (Very good)
	Audio quality	Noise -87.7dB / Crosstalk -87.8dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 85h	Endurance rating 114h