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Launch
Release Date
Feb, 2023 Mar, 2020
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 13 Android 10.0
UI
One UI 5.1 One UI 2
Dimensions
157.8 x 76.2 x 7.6 mm (6.21 x 3.00 x 0.30 in) 161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.37 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)
Weight
196 g 186 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Color Options
Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime Cosmic Black, Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cloud White, Aura Red
Display Specifications
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED 2X Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.6 inches
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6.7 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~393 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~525 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
HDR10+ Always-on display 120Hz (up to FHD resolution)
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1750 nits (peak)
Always-on display
NA
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 4700 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po, 4500 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 45W, Power delivery 3.0, 65% in 30 min
Wireless charging 15W (Qi/PMA)
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) 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
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA
Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
GPU
Adreno 740 Adreno 650 - USA
Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 8GB RAM
Storage Memory
256/512GB Built-in 128GB Built-in, UFS 3.0
Memory Card
No microSD Card, (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Triple 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120° (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Quad 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, AF, Super Steady video
0.3 MP, TOF 3D, f/1.0, (depth)
Features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/6 fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps
HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
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LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60 ps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS Show more

Front
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
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
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
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 - (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
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
SA/NSA/Sub6 - Global
1, 7, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Extra
NA FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Pricing
Price
US$ 1,041 USD $880
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
7 Point(s) 5 Point(s)
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