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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-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 Cat21 1400/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
Launch Announced 2019, March 26. Released 2019, March 26 2021, January 14
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2021, January 29
Body Dimensions 149.1 x 71.4 x 7.6 mm (5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 in) 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 169 g (Sub6), 171 g (mmWave) (5.96 oz)
Build Glass front (Aluminosilicate glass), glass back (Aluminosilicate glass), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
 IP53 dust protected and water resistant
(vertical water sprays)
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 6.1 inches, 91.3 cm2 (~85.8% screen-to-body ratio) 6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~422 ppi density) 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Platform OS Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, EMUI 10 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 64GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB 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
16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide), 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, color spectrum sensor, 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 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm 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
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Sound Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
 32-bit/384kHz audio 32-bit/384kHz audio
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, 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 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 (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Circle to Search
Battery Type Li-Po 3650 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh
Charging 22.5W wired 25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi)
4.5W reverse wireless
Misc
Colors Aurora, Amber Sunrise, Breathing Crystal, Black, Pearl White 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 ELE-L29, ELE-L09, ELE-AL00, ELE-TL00, ELE-L04 SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS, SM-G991U, SM-G991U1, SM-G991W, SM-G991N, SM-G9910, SM-G991Q, SCG09
Price About 280 EUR $ 149.00 / C$ 268.25 / £ 161.64 / € 207.99
Tests Performance AnTuTu: 314595 (v7)
GeekBench: 10114 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 584055 (v8)
GeekBench: 3238 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 635 nits max brightness (measured) 856 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker Voice 83dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 83dB -26.4 LUFS (Good)
Audio quality Noise -96.2dB / Crosstalk -97.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 83h Endurance rating 93h

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