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Launch
Release Date
Jun, 2016 Mar, 2018
Status
Discontinued Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) up to 7.0 (Nougat) Android V8.0 Oreo
UI
TouchWiz UI
Dimensions
148.8 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 in) 147.6 x 68.7 x 8.4 mm
Weight
184.8 g 163 g
Body
Color Options
Camo Green, Titanium Gray, Sandy Gold Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Super Amoled capacitive Touchscreen, 16M Colors, Multitouch
Size
5.1 inches
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5.8 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~576 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 Pixels (~568 PPI)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Always-on display 3D Touch (home button only), Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 4000 mAh
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(Li-ion Non removable), 3000 mAh
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Charging
Fast battery charging 15W (Quick Charge 2.0) Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - Fast battery charging, Qi wireless charging
Processing Power
CPU
Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4 x 2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 + 4 x 1.7 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) Exynos 9810 Octa
GPU
Adreno 530 Mali-G72 MP18
Memory & Storage
Ram
4GB RAM 4GB RAM
Storage Memory
32GB Built-in 64GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD Card, (supports upto 256GB) (uses SIM 2 slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF 12 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.5
Features

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

Phase detection, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP mage recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama, Video (2160p@60fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec) Show more

Front
5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm , Dual video call, Auto-HDR 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Nano-SIM Hybrid Dual SIM, Dual Standby (Nano-SIM)
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE GPRS, Edge, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G (LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps)
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
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE...
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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO
USB
microUSB 2.0, USB Host 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
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 Accelerometer, FingerPrint, Gyro, HeartRate, Iris Scanner, Proximity, SpO2
Extra
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) MIL-STD-810G compliant Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), Qi wireless charging, ANT+ support, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), Front/back glass + Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Pricing
Price
US$ 416 USD $800
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
3 Point(s) 7 Point(s)
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