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Launch
Release Date
Aug, 2021 Aug, 2020
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 11 Android 10
UI
NA One UI 2.5
Dimensions
165 x 71 x 8.2 mm (6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 in) 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm (6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 in)
Weight
186 g 208 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame
IP68 dustwater resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Color Options
Frosted Black, Frosted Gray, Frosted Purple Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White
Display Specifications
Technology
OLED, 1B colors Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.5 inches
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6.9 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1644 x 3840 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~643 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3088 pixels (~494 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR BT.2020 HDR10+ Always-on display 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 4500 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 4500 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 30W, 50% in 30 min
Fast wireless charging
Reverse wireless charging
USB Power Delivery
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging
Reverse wireless charging 9W
Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA
GPU
Adreno 660 Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Adreno 650 - USA
Memory & Storage
Ram
12GB RAM 8GB RAM
Storage Memory
256/512GB Built-in 256/512GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 512GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 1TB (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.3, 70mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 105mm (telephoto), 1/2.9", Dual Pixel PDAF, 3x/4.4x optical zoom, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 124°, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.6", Dual Pixel PDAF
0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
Triple 108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
12 MP, f/3.0, 103mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm
Features

Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HD , eye tracking
Video 4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
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LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60f s, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS Show more

Front
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR Video 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... LTE...
5G Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA
NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go, video output 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum
Native Sony Alpha camera support
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Extra
NA FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
Pricing
Price
US$ 1,546 USD $1,475
Resale Value
High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
7 Point(s) 6 Point(s)
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