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Launch
Release Date
Aug, 2020 Apr, 2017
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 10 Android v7.0 (Nougat)
UI
One UI 2.5 TouchWiz UI
Dimensions
161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm (6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 in) 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm
Weight
194 g 173 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)
Color Options
Mystic Green, Mystic Bronze, Mystic Gray, Mystic Red, Mystic Blue Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Multitouch
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) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 Pixels (~531 PPI)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR10+ Always-on display 3D Touch (home button only), Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 4300 mAh
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(Li-ion Non removable), 3500 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging
Reverse wireless charging 9W
- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent), Fast battery charging
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 (4 x 2.3 GHz + 4 x 1.7 GHz)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA
Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
Exynos 8895 Octa
GPU
Adreno 650 - USA
Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Mali-G71 MP20
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 4GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 64GB built-in
Memory Card
No microSD Card, (supports upto 256GB) (dedicated slot)
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
12 MP, autofocus, LED flash
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

f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, 1/2.5
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
8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR
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)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GPRS, EDGE, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G (LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps)
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: no
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
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 NO
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX v5.0 with A2DP, LE, apt-X
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, Galileo
USB
3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
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
SpO2, Iris Scanner, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, FingerPrint (rear mounted), Gyro, HeartRate
Extra
FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), Fast battery charging, Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent), S-Voice natural language commands and dictation, IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, Samsung Desktop Experience support, Photo/video editor, Document editor,
Pricing
Price
US$ 1,062 USD $835
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
9 Point(s) 3 Point(s)
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