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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
			CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
			CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
	4G bands	1, 3, 7, 8, 20	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, 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 (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2018, December 28. Released 2019, January 11	2018, August 09. Released 2018, August 24
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	155.2 x 73.4 x 8 mm (6.11 x 2.89 x 0.31 in)	161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	160 g (5.64 oz)	201 g (7.09 oz)
	Build	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	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)

Display	Type	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, HDR10
	Size	6.21 inches, 94.7 cm2 (~83.1% screen-to-body ratio)	6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~415 ppi density)	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
	Protection		Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Platform	OS	Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1, Google Play Services	Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
	Chipset	Kirin 710 (12 nm)	Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)	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
	GPU	Mali-G51 MP4	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
	Internal	32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
		eMMC 5.1	UFS 2.1

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/1.8, PDAF 2 MP, (depth)	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
	Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	1080p@30/60fps	4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	16 MP or 8 MP, f/2.0	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
	Features	HDR	HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1440p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
			32-bit/384kHz audio

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes (POT-LX1)	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 3.1

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), 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)

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3400 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	10W wired	15W wired Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)

Misc
	Colors	Midnight Black, Aurora Blue, Sapphire Blue, Coral Red	Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White
	SAR		1.29 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.83 W/kg (head)	0.38 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)
	Models	POT-LX1, POT-LX1AF, POT-LX2J, POT-LX1RUA, POT-LX3, POT-LX1A	SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40
	Price	About 200 EUR	About 430 EUR

Tests	Performance		AnTuTu: 248823 (v7), 315447 (v8) GeekBench: 9026 (v4.4), 2092 (v5.1) GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1345:1 (nominal), 3.069 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.531 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 69dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 86dB	Voice 71dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -81.9dB	Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -94.1dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 88h	Endurance rating 97h