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Launch
Release Date
Jun, 2016 Dec, 2020
Status
Discontinued Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) up to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 10
UI
TouchWiz UI NA
Dimensions
148.8 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 in) 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm (6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight
184.8 g 205 g
Body
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Color Options
Camo Green, Titanium Gray, Sandy Gold Black, White, Blue, Red
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors PLS IPS
Size
5.1 inches
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6.5 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~576 ppi density) High Definition (HD) - 720 x 1560 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~264 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 NA
Features
Always-on display NA
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 4000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po ,5000 mAh
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Charging
Fast battery charging 15W (Quick Charge 2.0) Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) Fast charging 15W
Processing Power
CPU
Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
GPU
Adreno 530 PowerVR GE8320
Memory & Storage
Ram
4GB RAM 3-6GB RAM
Storage Memory
32GB Built-in 32/64/128GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256GB (dedicated slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF Quad 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 123° (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps 720p@240fps, Auto HDR, dual-video rec. Show more

LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps
Front
5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm , Dual video call, Auto-HDR 8 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800),...
5G Bands
NO NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
USB
microUSB 2.0, USB Host USB Type-C 2.0
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 (side-mounted), accelerometer
Extra
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) MIL-STD-810G compliant VoLTE Support
Pricing
Price
US$ 416 USD $216
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
3 Point(s) 10 Point(s)
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