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Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
  2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66 - SM-A426U
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
  2, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A426U
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Launch Announced 2018, October 2020, September 02
Status Available. Released 2018, November Available. Released 2020, November 11
Body Dimensions 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm (6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 in) 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.3 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~80.1% screen-to-body ratio) 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~393 ppi density) 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Platform OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4
Chipset Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
GPU Adreno 512 Adreno 619
Memory Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 64GB 6GB RAM, 64GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.1
Main Camera Modules 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF
10 MP f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Selfie Camera Modules 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Features HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
Features Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
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Battery Type Li-Ion 3800 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging Fast charging 18W Fast charging 15W
Stand-by
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Misc
Colors Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray
SAR 0.27 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)     1.15 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A920F, SM-A9200, SM-A920N SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260, SM-A426U, SM-A426U1
Price About 550 EUR $ 394.29 / £ 295.00 / € 340.89
Tests Performance AnTuTu: 140500 (v7)
GeekBench: 5763 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 8.3fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 324686 (v8)
GeekBench: 1910 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.220 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
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Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 77dB -30.1 LUFS (Below average)
Audio quality Noise -90.6dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery life 88h endurance rating 144h endurance rating

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