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Launch
Release Date
Mar, 2019 Jan, 2021
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 11
UI
One UI One UI 3.1
Dimensions
158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight
166 g 169 g
Body
Front glass, plastic body Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Black, White, Blue, Coral Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Multitouch Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Size
6.4 inches
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6.2 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2340 Pixels (~403 PPI) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
na 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
(Li-Po Non removable), 4000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion ,4000 mAh
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Charging
- Fast battery charging 15W Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4 x 2.3GHz cortex A-73+ 4 x 1.7GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - USA/China
Chipset
Exynos 9610 Octa (10nm) Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Global
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3 Mali-G78 MP14 - Global
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Memory & Storage
Ram
4/6 GB RAM 8GB RAM
Storage Memory
64/128 GB Built-in 128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD card (supports up to 512GB) (dedicated slot) No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Triple 25 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Triple 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120° (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
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 Show more

Front
25 MP, HDR, Video (1080p@30fps) 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual Sim, Dual Standby (Nano-SIM) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
Data
GPRS, EDGE, 3G HSPA, 4G LTE-A 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 & TD-SCDMA
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Canada
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 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v5.0 with A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass ANT+ Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Extra
Front glass, plastic body, Samsung Pay, Dolby Atmos sound, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, ANT+ support, Photo/video editor, Document viewer FM radio (Snapdragon model only)
Pricing
Price
US$ 372 USD $888
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
4 Point(s) 7 Point(s)
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