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Launch
Release Date
Dec, 2020 Aug, 2020
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 10 Android 10
UI
NA One UI 2.5
Dimensions
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm (6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) 161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm (6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)
Weight
205 g 194 g
Body
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus, 26ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Color Options
Black, White, Blue, Red Mystic Green, Mystic Bronze, Mystic Gray, Mystic Red, Mystic Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
PLS IPS Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.5 inches
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6.7 inches
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Resolution
High Definition (HD) - 720 x 1560 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~264 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)
Protection
NA Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
NA HDR10+ Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po ,5000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 4300 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 15W Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging
Reverse wireless charging 9W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (1x3.09 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA
Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Chipset
Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA
Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
GPU
PowerVR GE8320 Adreno 650 - USA
Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Memory & Storage
Ram
3-6GB RAM 8GB RAM
Storage Memory
32/64/128GB Built-in 128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 256GB (dedicated slot) No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 123° (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Triple 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 120?, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60f s, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS Show more

Front
8 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or 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 / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800),... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
NO 2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-N981U
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, 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, USB On-The-Go
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Extra
VoLTE Support FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
Pricing
Price
US$ 216 USD $1,062
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
2 Point(s) 11 Point(s)
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