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Launch
Release Date
Jan, 2025 Sep, 2024
Status
Coming soon Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 15 up to 22 IOS 18
UI
One UI 7 NA
Dimensions
162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2 mm (6.41 x 3.06 x 0.32 in) 163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm (6.42 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)
Weight
219 g 227 g
Body
Glass front (Corning Gorilla Armor), glass back (Corning Gorilla Armor), titanium frame (grade 5)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Color Options
Various Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium
Display Specifications
Technology
Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED
Size
6.8 inches
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6.9 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~505 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1320 x 2868 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Armor Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen)
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
Always-on display
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)
Always-On display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 5000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 4685 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 45W, Power delivery 3.0, 65% in 30 min
Wireless charging 25W (Qi2/PMA)
Reverse charging Wireless 4.5W
Power Delivery 2.0, 50% in 30 min
Wireless charging 25W (MagSafe), Wireless 15W (China)
Wireless charging 15W (Qi2)
Reverse charging 4.5W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz & 6x3.53 GHz) Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.X GHz)
Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 (3 nm) Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)
GPU
Adreno 830 (1.25 GHz) Apple GPU (6-core graphics)
Memory & Storage
Ram
16GB RAM 8GB RAM
Storage Memory
256/512GB/1TB (1024GB) 256GB/512GB/1TB (1024GB)
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.0, 13mm, 120° (ultrawide), 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Triple 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor?shift OIS, 5x optical zoom
48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 0.7µm, PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Features

Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24/30fps 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS Show more

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@2 /25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec. Show more

Front
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), dual pixel PDAF 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Network
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM/ Dual eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) Single Nano-SIM and eSIM - Global
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / 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: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
5G Bands
SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3296
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3084
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3295
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3297
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go, DisplayPort 1.2 USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Circle to Search
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip)
Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Extra
NA Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Pricing
Price
US$ 1,472 USD $1,775
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
8 Point(s) 3 Point(s)
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