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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 - Global, USA
			CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - 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) Cat12 600/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2019, March 19. Released 2019, April	2019, February 20. Released 2019, March 08
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm (5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)	142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9 mm (5.60 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	140 g (4.94 oz)	150 g (5.29 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), 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 + Nano-SIM
			IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED, HDR10+
	Size	5.9 inches, 85.5 cm2 (~85.5% screen-to-body ratio)	5.8 inches, 82.8 cm2 (~83.3% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~437 ppi density)	1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~438 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Platform	OS	Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11	Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1
	Chipset	Exynos 7904 (14 nm)	Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - EMEA/LATAM Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
	CPU	Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA/LATAM Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China
	GPU	Mali-G71 MP2	Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM Adreno 640 - USA/China

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
		eMMC 5.1	UFS 2.1

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)	12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, Super Steady video
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	1080p@30fps	4K@60fps (no EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm	10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
	Features		HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
			High-bitrate audio support 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, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio	FM radio (USA & Canada only)
	USB	USB Type-C 2.0	USB Type-C 3.1

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
		ANT+	ANT+

Battery	Type	Li-Po 3100 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3100 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	15W wired	15W wired, PD2.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless

Misc
	Colors	Black, White, Blue, Coral	Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink
	SAR		0.56 W/kg (head)     0.70 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.49 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)	0.58 W/kg (head)     1.57 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-A405F, SM-A405FN, SM-A405FM, SM-A405S	SM-G970F, SM-G970U, SM-G970W, SM-G9700, SM-G970U1, SM-G970N, SM-G970X
	Price	About 260 EUR	About 130 EUR

Our Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 106388 (v7) GeekBench: 4112 (v4.4) GFXBench: 4.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 325192 (v7), 389694 (v8) GeekBench: 10081 (v4.4), 2141 (v5.1) GFXBench: 40fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	548 nits max brightness (measured)	Contrast ratio: infinite
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 73dB	Voice 71dB / Noise 76dB / Ring 80dB
	Audio quality	Noise -91.0dB / Crosstalk -85.9dB	Noise -92.9dB / Crosstalk -89.4dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 73h	Endurance rating 83h