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Launch
Release Date
Jan, 2021 Jun, 2017
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 11 Android v7.0 (Nougat)
UI
One UI 3.1 na
Dimensions
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in) 156 x 77 x 7.9 mm
Weight
169 g 195 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Luminous Chrome, Deepsea Black
Display Specifications
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED 2X IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Multitouch up to 10 fingers
Size
6.2 inches
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5.5 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density) 4K HDR, 3840 x 2160 pixels (~801 PPI pixel density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Always-on display
Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion ,4000 mAh
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(Li-ion Non removable) ,3230 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 battery charging (Quick Charge 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 (4 x 2.45 GHz Kryo + 4 x 1.9 GHz Kryo)
Chipset
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Global
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU
Mali-G78 MP14 - Global
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Adreno 540
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 4GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 64GB built-in
Memory Card
No microSD Card (supports up to 256GB)
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
19 MP Motion Eye Camera, Autofocus, LED flash
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

EIS (gyro), phase detection, 1/2.3" sensor size, geo-tagging touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama, Video (2160p@30fps, 720p@960fps) 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
13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm, 1/3
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by) Dual-SIM, Dual Standby, Nano-SIM
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GPRS, EDGE, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G (LTE-A (2CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps)
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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE...
5G Bands
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave NO
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 v4.2 with A2DP, LE, apt-X
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
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)
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, Fingerprint (Side-mounted, Region dependent)
Extra
FM radio (Snapdragon model only) EXMOR For Mobile, BIONZ For Mobile, IP65/68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, ANT+ support, Organizer, Document viewer, Photo/video editor, 24-bit/192kHz audio
Pricing
Price
US$ 888 USD $701
Resale Value
Very High High
Comparison Result
Score
12 Point(s) 1 Point(s)
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