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Launch
Release Date
Mar, 2018 Apr, 2019
Status
Discontinued Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 8.0 (Oreo) up to 10 Android 9.0 (Pie)
UI
One UI 2.5 One UI
Dimensions
158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in) 158.4 x 74.7 x 7.8 mm (6.24 x 2.94 x 0.31 in)
Weight
189 g 160 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Front glass, plastic body
Color Options
Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Polaris Blue Black, Deep Blue, Red, Coral Orange
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.2 inches
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6.4 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density) High Definition (HD) - 720 x 1560 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~268 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
3D Touch (home button only), HDR10, Always-on display NA
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 3500 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po ,4000 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 15W
Quick Charge 2.0
Qi/PMA wireless charging
Fast battery charging 15W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, Chin
Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.35 GHz Cortex-A53)
Chipset
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
Exynos 7884 (14 nm)
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Mali-G71 MP2
Memory & Storage
Ram
4/6GB RAM 3GB RAM
Storage Memory
64/128/256GB Built-in 32GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Dual 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Dual 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
Features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@3 /60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps) Show more

LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps
Front
Dual 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps
8 MP, f/2.0
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (dual-SIM model only)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Canada
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... 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
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
USB
USB Type-C 3.1 microUSB 2.0
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), Iris scanner, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Extra
FM radio (USA & Canada only) NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 976 USD $213
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
4 Point(s) 7 Point(s)
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