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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
		CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA	CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (CDMA), A1453
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (GSM), A1453
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1533 (CDMA), A1453
			HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1457, A1530
	4G bands	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, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25 - A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA
			1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 - A1453
			1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A1457
			1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 39, 40 - A1530
	5G bands	SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2021, January 14	2013, September 10
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29	Available. Released 2013, September 20

Body	Dimensions	165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)	123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)	112 g (3.95 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)	Nano-SIM
		IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus support

Display	Type	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)	IPS LCD
	Size	6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)	4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)	640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
		Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 11, One UI 3.1	iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 12.4.6
	Chipset	Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China	Apple A7 (28 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China	Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)
	GPU	Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China	PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)

Memory	Card slot	No	No
	Internal	128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM	16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
		UFS 3.1

Main Camera	Modules	108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video	8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.5µm, AF
	Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
	Video	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS	1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF	1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
	Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR	face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
	Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps	720p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes
	3.5mm jack	No	Yes
		32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG	16-bit/44.1kHz audio

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.2, A2DP, LE	4.0, A2DP
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes	No
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)	No
	USB	USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go	Lightning, USB 2.0

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
		Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support	Siri natural language commands and dictation

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 1560 mAh, non-removable (5.92 Wh)
	Charging	Fast charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
	Stand-by		Up to 250 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G)
	Talk time		Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
	Music play		Up to 40 h

Misc
	Colors	Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown	Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold
	SAR	0.77 W/kg (head)     1.02 W/kg (body)	1.12 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.71 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)	1.00 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980	A1453, A1457, A1518, A1528, A1530, A1533
	Price	$ 1,178.95 / £ 1,149.00 / € 1,249.00 / ₹ 105,999	About 330 EUR

Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 657150 (v8) GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	Basemark X: 14341
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)	Contrast ratio: 1219:1 (nominal) / 3.565:1 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	-25.5 LUFS (Very good)	Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 69dB
	Audio quality		Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -90.3dB
	Battery life	114h endurance rating	54h endurance rating