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Launch
Released
Aug, 2018 Dec, 2020
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 8.1 (Oreo) up to 10 Android 10
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) 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm (6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight
201 g 205 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, plastic back, plastic frame
Color Options
Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White Black, White, Blue, Red
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED PLS IPS
Size
6.4 inches
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6.5 inches
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Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density) 720 x 1560 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~264 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 NA
Features
HDR10, Always-on display NA
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 4000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po ,5000 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 15W
Qi/PMA wireless charging
Fast charging 15W
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 (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
Chipset
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
PowerVR GE8320
Memory & Storage
Ram
6/8GB RAM
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3-6GB RAM
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Storage Memory
128/512GB Built-in 32/64/128GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 512GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 256GB (dedicated slot)
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
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Quad 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 123° (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
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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, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps
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
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8 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps
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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) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
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)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800),...
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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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
USB
USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 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
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
Extra
NA VoLTE Support
Pricing
Price
USD $1,140 USD $216
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Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
5 Point(s) 5 Point(s)
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