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Launch
Released
Jan, 2021 May, 2020
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 11 Android 10
UI
One UI 3.1 LG UX 9
Dimensions
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in) 167.2 x 74.1 x 7.9 mm (6.58 x 2.92 x 0.31 in)
Weight
169 g 180 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
IP68 dustwater resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
MIL-STD-810G compliant
Color Options
Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Aurora White, Aurora Green, Aurora Gray, Illusion Sunset, Red, Pink
Display Specifications
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED 2X P-OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.2 inches
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6.8 inches
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Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density) 1080 x 2460 pixels (~395 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus NA
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Always-on display
NA
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion ,4000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po, 4300 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Fast charging 25W
Fast wireless charging 9W
Quick Charge 4.0+
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - USA/China
Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver)
Chipset
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Global
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G (7 nm)
GPU
Mali-G78 MP14 - Global
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Adreno 620
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM
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6/8GB RAM
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Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 128GB Built-in
Memory Card
No microSD, up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Triple 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120° (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
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Triple 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 120?, 15mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
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Features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60f s, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS Show more

LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyr -EIS Show more

Front
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
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16 MP, f/1.9, 29mm (standard), 1/3.06, 1.0µm
HDR Video 1080p@30fps
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Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G 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 & TD-SCDMA
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800),...
5G Bands
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 1, 3, 28, 78 SA/NSA
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Extra
FM radio (Snapdragon model only) FM radio
Pricing
Price
USD $888
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USD $654
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Resale Value
Very High Moderate
Comparison Result
Score
5 Point(s) 4 Point(s)
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