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Launch
Release Date
Sep, 2017 Mar, 2020
Status
Discontinued Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android v7.1.1 Nougat Android 10.0
UI
Grace UI One UI 2
Dimensions
162.5 x 74.6 x 8.5 mm 161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.37 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)
Weight
195 g 186 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Color Options
Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Grey, Deep Sea Blue Cosmic Black, Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cloud White, Aura Red
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Multitouch Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.3 inches
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6.7 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 Pixels (~522 PPI) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~525 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
HDR10+ Always-on display 120Hz (up to FHD resolution)
Features
Always-on display, HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch (home button only), Always-on display NA
Battery & Charging
Capacity
(Li-ion Non removable), 3300 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po, 4500 mAh
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Charging
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0), Qi wireless charging (market dependent) Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4 x 2.3 GHz + 4 x 1.7 GHz) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA
Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.60 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Chipset
Exynos 8895 Octa Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA
Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
GPU
Mali-G71 MP20 Adreno 650 - USA
Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Memory & Storage
Ram
6GB RAM 8GB RAM
Storage Memory
64/128/256GB built-in 128GB Built-in, UFS 3.0
Memory Card
MicroSD Card (support up to 256GB) (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD Card, (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Dual 12 MP, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash Quad 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, AF, Super Steady video
0.3 MP, TOF 3D, f/1.0, (depth)
Features
F/1.7 & f/2.4, OIS, phase detection, 2x optical zoom, /2.55

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60 ps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS Show more

Front
8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1/3.6 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Hybrid Dual Sim, Dual Standby (Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) 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 & TD-SCDMA
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
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/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v5.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, FingerPrint, Gyro, HeartRate, Iris Scanner, Proximity, SpO2 Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
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 FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Pricing
Price
US$ 871 USD $880
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
1 Point(s) 10 Point(s)
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