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Launch
Release Date
Aug, 2020 Jan, 2021
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 10 Android 11
UI
One UI 2.5 One UI 3.1
Dimensions
161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm (6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 in) 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight
194 g 169 g
Body
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)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Mystic Green, Mystic Bronze, Mystic Gray, Mystic Red, Mystic Blue Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Size
6.7 inches
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6.2 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
HDR10+ Always-on display 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 4300 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion ,4000 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging
Reverse wireless charging 9W
Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Processing Power
CPU
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
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
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA
Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Global
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
GPU
Adreno 650 - USA
Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Mali-G78 MP14 - Global
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 8GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
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
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, 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

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
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
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
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G 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)
CDMA 800 / 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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-N981U SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
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
FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) FM radio (Snapdragon model only)
Pricing
Price
US$ 1,062 USD $888
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
2 Point(s) 5 Point(s)
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