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Launch
Release Date
Jul, 2021 Mar, 2020
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 10 Android 10.0
UI
EMUI 11
No Google Play Services
One UI 2
Dimensions
161.9 x 74.7 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 2.94 x 0.34 in) 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
Weight
190 g 163 g
Body
NA Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Color Options
Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cloud Pink, Cloud White, Aura Red
Display Specifications
Technology
IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.67 inches
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6.2 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2376 pixels (~391 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~563 ppi density)
Protection
NA Corning Gorilla Glass 6
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
HDR10+ Always-on display 120Hz (up to FHD resolution)
Features
NA NA
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 4300 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po, 4000 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 66W, 60% in 17 min, 100% in 38 min Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA
Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.60 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Chipset
Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA
Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
GPU
Adreno 610 Adreno 650 - USA
Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Memory & Storage
Ram
6/8GB RAM 8GB RAM
Storage Memory
128GB Built-in 128GB Built-in, UFS 3.0
Memory Card
No microSD, (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 120°, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Triple 64 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid optical zoom
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Features
LED flash, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4320p@24fps, 2160p@ 0/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS Show more

Front
16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
HDR, Video 1080p@30fps
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 2... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
NO NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 2.0 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
No Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Extra
NA FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Pricing
Price
US$ 412 USD $880
Resale Value
High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
4 Point(s) 6 Point(s)
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