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Launch
Release Date
Mar, 2020 Aug, 2021
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 10.0 Android 11
UI
One UI 2 NA
Dimensions
161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.37 x 2.90 x 0.31 in) 154.9 x 73.7 x 7.6 mm (6.10 x 2.90 x 0.30 in)
Weight
188 g 183 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), metal frame, metal back
P67 dustwater resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cosmic Black, Cosmic White, Blue, Red Mostly Black
Display Specifications
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors OLED, HDR
Size
6.7 inches
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6.34 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~525 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~415 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
HDR10+ Always-on display 120Hz
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
NA Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 4500 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po, 4680 mAh
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Charging
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Processing Power
CPU
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
Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA
Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
Qualcomm SM7250 Snapdragon 765G 5G (7 nm)
GPU
Adreno 650 - USA
Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Adreno 620
Memory & Storage
Ram
12GB RAM 6GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256/512GB Built-in, UFS 3.0 128GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 512GB (uses shared SIM slot) No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
0.3 MP, TOF 3D, f/1.0, (depth)
Dual 12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, 77° (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/2.2, 119° (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4320p@24fps, 2160p@ 0/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS Show more

LED flash, Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/6 fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS Show more

Front
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
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm, 83° (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR, Video 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Single Nano-SIM, eSIM
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / 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 & TD-SCDMA
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - Dependent by region
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
5G Bands
5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300), 77(3700), 78(3500); SANSASub6mmWave 1, 2, 5, 12, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 Sub6
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 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 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LDAC
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
USB
3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.1
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, ANT+, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Extra
FM radio (USA & Canada only) NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 1,209 USD $464
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
8 Point(s) 5 Point(s)
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