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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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
			CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
	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, 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 (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2019, April 10	2019, February 20. Released 2019, March 08
	Status	Available. Released 2019, May	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	165.2 x 76.5 x 9.3 mm (6.50 x 3.01 x 0.37 in)	149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm (5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	220 g (7.76 oz)	157 g (5.54 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), 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	6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~85.8% screen-to-body ratio)	6.1 inches, 93.2 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)	1440 x 3040 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~550 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Platform	OS	Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1	Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1
	Chipset	Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm)	Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - EMEA/LATAM Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
	CPU	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver)	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	Adreno 618	Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM Adreno 640 - USA/China

Memory	Card slot	No	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	128GB 8GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
		UFS 2.1	UFS 2.1

Main Camera	Modules	48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm TOF 3D, f/1.2, (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), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 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	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@480fps	4K@60fps (no EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	Motorized pop-up rotating main camera module	10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
	Features	LED flash, HDR	HDR
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps (gyro-EIS)	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	No	Yes
			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, 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, OTG, DisplayPort

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
		ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation	ANT+

Battery	Type	Li-Po 3700 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3400 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	25W wired	15W wired, PD2.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless

Misc
	Colors	Angel Gold, Ghost White, Phantom Black	Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink, Cardinal Red, Smoke Blue
	SAR	0.30 W/kg (head)     0.71 W/kg (body)	0.93 W/kg (head)     0.79 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.22 W/kg (head)     1.43 W/kg (body)	0.48 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-A805F, SM-A8050, SM-A805X, SM-A805N	SM-G973F, SM-G973U, SM-G973W, SM-G973U1, SM-G9730, SM-G973N, SM-G973X, SCV41, SM-G973C
	Price	About 380 EUR	$ 238.59 / C$ 219.00 / £ 229.00 / € 249.99

Our Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 207502 (v7) GeekBench: 6934 (v4.4) GFXBench: 14fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 328366 (v7) GeekBench: 10174 (v4.4) GFXBench: 23fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	607 nits max brightness (measured)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.498 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 69dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 79dB	Voice 82dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 85dB
	Audio quality		Noise -92.2dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 90h	Endurance rating 79h