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Launch
Release Date
Aug, 2018 Oct, 2020
Status
Discontinued Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 8.1 (Oreo) up to 10 Android 11
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) 144.7 x 70.4 x 8 mm (5.70 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
Weight
201 g 151 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 6), aluminum back, aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White Just Black, Sorta Sage
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.4 inches
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6.0 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
HDR10, Always-on display Always-on display HDR10+ 90Hz refresh rate
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 4000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po, 4080 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 15W
Qi/PMA wireless charging
Fast charging 18W
Reverse charging
Wireless charging
USB Power Delivery 2.0
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
Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver)
Chipset
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G (7 nm)
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Adreno 620
Memory & Storage
Ram
6/8GB RAM 8GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/512GB Built-in 128GB Built-in
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
Dual 12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/2.2, 107° (ultrawide), 1.0µm
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

LED flash, Auto-HDR, panorama Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60 120/240fps; gyro-EIS 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
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Auto-HDR Video 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Nano-SIM/eSIM
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / 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
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
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 band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
NO 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 258, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - GD1YQ
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 Sub6 - GTT9Q
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
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
USB
USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 3.1
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
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Extra
NA NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 1,140 USD $818
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
4 Point(s) 8 Point(s)
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