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Launch
Release Date
Apr, 2015 Jul, 2022
Status
Discontinued Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop) Up to 8.0 (Oreo) Android 12
UI
TouchWiz UI NA
Dimensions
143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in) 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9 mm (5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
Weight
138 g 178 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, plastic back
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Color Options
White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz Chalk, Charcoal, Sage
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors OLED, HDR
Size
5.1 inches
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6.1 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~429 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame,Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion ,2550 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po, 4410 mAh
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Charging
Fast battery charging 15W Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) Fast charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset
Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Google Tensor (5 nm)
GPU
Mali-T760MP8 Mali-G78 MP20
Memory & Storage
Ram
3GB RAM 6GB RAM
Storage Memory
32/64/128GB Built-in 128GB Built-in
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, OIS, AF Dual 12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 17mm, 114° (ultrawide), 1.25µm
Features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. Show more

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

Front
5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm,Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 1440p@30fps 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Nano-SIM Single Nano-SIM or eSIM
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
5G Bands
NO 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GX7AS (USA/Canada)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GB62Z (USA)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G1AZG (Global)
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
USB
microUSB 2.0, USB Host USB Type-C 3.1
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Extra
Document viewer, Photo viewer/editor, Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Voice memo/dial/commands, Calendar NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 425 USD $428
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
5 Point(s) 7 Point(s)
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