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Launch
Release Date
Sep, 2017 Aug, 2018
Status
Discontinued Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android v7.1.1 Nougat Android 8.1 (Oreo) up to 10
UI
Grace UI One UI 2.5
Dimensions
162.5 x 74.6 x 8.5 mm 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight
195 g 201 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
Color Options
Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Grey, Deep Sea Blue Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Multitouch Super AMOLED
Size
6.3 inches
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6.4 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 Pixels (~522 PPI) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Always-on display, HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch (home button only), Always-on display HDR10, Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
(Li-ion Non removable), 3300 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 4000 mAh
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Charging
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0), Qi wireless charging (market dependent) Fast charging 15W
Qi/PMA wireless charging
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4 x 2.3 GHz + 4 x 1.7 GHz) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
Chipset
Exynos 8895 Octa Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU
Mali-G71 MP20 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory & Storage
Ram
6GB RAM 6/8GB RAM
Storage Memory
64/128/256GB built-in 128/512GB Built-in
Memory Card
MicroSD Card (support up to 256GB) (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 512GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Dual 12 MP, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash Dual 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features
F/1.7 & f/2.4, OIS, phase detection, 2x optical zoom, /2.55

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS , 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS Show more

Front
8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1/3.6 Dual 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Hybrid Dual Sim, Dual Standby (Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Data
GPRS, EDGE, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G (LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps) 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 - USA
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Bands
LTE... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v5.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.1
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, FingerPrint, Gyro, HeartRate, Iris Scanner, Proximity, SpO2 Fingerprint (rear-mounted), Iris scanner, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Extra
Pen stylus, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Samsung Desktop Experience support, ANT+ support, S-Voice natural language commands and dictation, IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, Stylus, Samsung Desktop Experience support, Photo/video editor, Document editor, YouTube, Google Talk, 32-bit/384kHz audio NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 871 USD $1,140
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
3 Point(s) 6 Point(s)
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