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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
		CDMA 800 / 1900	CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA	CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2218	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 41 - China	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global, LATAM
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2161, A2220		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
				1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - Canada
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 1.6 Gbps DL, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2019, September 10	2019, September	2019, August 07
	Status	Available. Released 2019, September 20	Available. Released 2019, September	Available. Released 2019, August 23

Body	Dimensions	158 x 77.8 x 8.1 mm (6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 in)	157.2 x 74.6 x 8.5 mm (6.19 x 2.94 x 0.33 in)	151 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm (5.94 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	226 g (7.97 oz)	196 g (6.91 oz)	168 g (5.93 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 4m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)		IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus, 42ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

Display	Type	Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)	Super AMOLED, HDR10	Dynamic AMOLED, HDR10+
	Size	6.5 inches, 102.9 cm2 (~83.7% screen-to-body ratio)	6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~85.5% screen-to-body ratio)	6.3 inches, 98.6 cm2 (~90.9% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)	1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
	Protection	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating	Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
		Dolby Vision Wide color gamut True-tone		Always-on display

Platform	OS	iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 14.2	Android 10, MIUI 11	Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.0
	Chipset	Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+)	Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855+ (7 nm)	Exynos 9825 (7 nm) - EMEA/LATAM Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
	CPU	Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder)	Octa-core (1x2.96 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)	Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.9 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	Apple GPU (4-core graphics)	Adreno 640 (700 MHz)	Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM Adreno 640 - USA/China

Memory	Card slot	No	No	No
	Internal	64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM	256GB 8GB RAM
		NVMe	UFS 2.1	UFS 3.0

Main Camera	Modules	12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.0, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"	48 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF 12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.0µm, PDAF	12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.1, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, Super Steady video
	Features	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)	Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)	20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm	10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
	Features	HDR	HDR	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
	Video	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS	1080p@30fps	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

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

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS	Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	Yes	No
	Radio	No	No	FM radio (USA & Canada only)
	USB	Lightning, USB 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go	USB Type-C 3.1

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

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3969 mAh, non-removable (15.04 Wh)	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery 2.0 Qi wireless charging	Fast charging 40W Quick Charge 4+ Fast wireless charging 30W Reverse wireless charging 10W	Fast charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 12W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
	Stand-by	Up to 20 h (multimedia)
	Talk time
	Music play	Up to 80 h

Misc
	Colors	Matte Space Gray, Matte Silver, Matte Gold, Matte Midnight Green	Dream White, Titanium Black	Aura Glow, Aura White, Aura Black, Aura Pink, Aura Red
	SAR	1.16 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)		0.85 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.95 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)		0.21 W/kg (head)     1.52 W/kg (body)
	Models	A2218, A2161, A2220		SM-N970F, SM-N970U, SM-N970U1, SM-N9700, SM-N970W, SM-N9700, SM-N970N
	Price	$ 728.99 / £ 712.94 / € 978.66 / ₹ 99,900	About 500 EUR	$ 498.94 / £ 589.00 / € 550.00 / ₹ 73,600

Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 459713 (v7), 536883 (v8) GeekBench: 13870 (v4.4), 3503 (v5.1) GFXBench: 57fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)		AnTuTu: 344442 (v7), 452400 (v8) GeekBench: 10353 (v4.4), 2241 (v5.1) GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)		Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	-25.6 LUFS (Very good)		-26.2 LUFS (Good)
	Audio quality	Noise -94.3dB / Crosstalk -81.5dB		Noise -92.8dB / Crosstalk -94.0dB
	Battery life	102h endurance rating		92h endurance rating