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Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - Global 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-G998U1
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G998B
5G bands 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G998U1
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G998B
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
Launch Announced 2019, October 15 2021, January 14
Status Available. Released 2019, October 22 Available. Released 2021, January 29
Body Dimensions 160.4 x 75.1 x 8.2 mm (6.31 x 2.96 x 0.32 in) 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
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Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM · Nano-SIM + eSIM
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus support
Display Type P-OLED, 90Hz, HDR Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)
Size 6.3 inches, 98.0 cm2 (~81.3% screen-to-body ratio) 6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 3040 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~537 ppi density) 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Platform OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 13 Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Chipset Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) 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 Adreno 640 Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Memory Card slot No No
Internal 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
 UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1
Main Camera Modules 12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 72mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Features Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera Modules 8 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1.22µm, no AF
TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF
Features HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
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Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No No
  High-bitrate audio support
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO 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 Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Battery Type Li-Po 3700 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Charging 18W wired, PD2.0
Wireless
25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi)
4.5W reverse wireless
Misc
Colors Clearly White, Just Black, Oh So Orange Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy
SAR 0.77 W/kg (head)     1.02 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.71 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
Models G020P, G020, GA01181-US, GA01182-US, GA01180-US SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980
Price About 180 EUR $ 200.79 / C$ 425.89 / £ 199.99 / € 254.99
Our Tests Performance AnTuTu: 323305 (v7), 403267 (v8)
GeekBench: 10171 (v4.4), 2267 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 21fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 657150 (v8)
GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 1023 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker Voice 80dB / Noise 78dB / Ring 88dB -25.5 LUFS (Very good)
Audio quality Noise -93.9 / Crosstalk -94.1
Battery (old) Endurance rating 73h Endurance rating 114h

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