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Launch
Release Date
Aug, 2018 Sep, 2021
Status
Discontinued Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 8.1 (Oreo) up to 10 IOS 15
UI
One UI 2.5 NA
Dimensions
161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.7 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 in)
Weight
201 g 204 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)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED Super Retina XDR OLED
Size
6.4 inches
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6.1 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating
Features
HDR10, Always-on display 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak), Wide color gamut, True-tone
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 4000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 3125 mAh (11.97 Wh)
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Charging
Fast charging 15W
Qi/PMA wireless charging
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min
USB Power Delivery 2.0
MagSafe wireless charging 15W
Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
Processing Power
CPU
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
Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz + 4x-.- GHz)
Chipset
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
Memory & Storage
Ram
6/8GB RAM 6GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/512GB Built-in 128/256/512GB/1TB (1024GB) Built-in, NVMe
Memory Card
microSD, up to 512GB (uses shared SIM slot) No
Cameras
Rear/Back
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
Quad 12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120° (ultrawide), PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Features

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

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@ 4/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10?bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode, stereo sound rec. Show more

Front
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
Dual 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor
HDR, Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) 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/eSIM, dual stand-by)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE 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 - USA
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
5G Bands
NO 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2638, A2639
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2483
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2636
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/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
USB
USB Type-C 3.1 Lightning, USB 2.0
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
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
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Extra
NA NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 1,140 USD $1,073
Resale Value
Very High Extreme
Comparison Result
Score
7 Point(s) 7 Point(s)
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