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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 12Android 9.0 PieAndroid 10Android 7.0
CPU cores6-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A12 Bionic
N/A
Samsung Exynos 990Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
CPU clock speed
N/A
2.7 GHz2.73 GHz2.3 GHz
RAM memory
N/A
8 GB8 GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
N/A
N/A
ARM Mali-G71 MP20

Display

Screen size5.8 in6.1 in6.2 in5.8 in
Resolution2436 x 1125 px3040 x 1440 px3200 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologySuper Retina HDInfinity-O Dynamic AMOLEDInfinity-O Dynamic AMOLED 2X
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density458.0 ppi550.0 ppi563.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Corning Gorilla Glass 6.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
HDRyesyesyesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel type
N/A
OLEDOLEDOLED
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx64.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.4F/1.5 & f/2.4F/2.2
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Optical zoom2x2x
N/A
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/2.2F/1.8
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
45.0 °76.0 °
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
123.0 °79.0 °
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
120.0 °
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Video recording
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
N/A
240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detection
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR modeSmart HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/1.9F/2.2F/1.7
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
45.0 °76.0 °
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"

Storage

Internal storage
  • 256 GB
  • 512 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 512 GB
128 GB64 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
256GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height5.65 in5.9 in5.97 in5.86 in
Width2.79 in2.77 in2.72 in2.68 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight6.24 oz5.54 oz5.75 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

Payment technologyApple PaySamsung PaySamsung PaySamsung Pay

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyesno
Sim card size
  • e-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano SIM
  • Electronic SIM card
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
  • e-SIM
Nano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.05.0 LE5.0 LE5.0
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
N/A
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
  • DC-HSDPA
  • LTE Advanced
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
  • Gigabit LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
  • LAA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LAA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
N/A
Talk time20.0 h21.0 h20.0 h20.0 h
Wireless charging yesyesyesyes
Wireless charging standardQi
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • Qi
  • Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
  • Wireless PowerShare
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • Qi
  • Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
  • Wireless PowerShare
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Battery capacity
N/A
3400.0 mAh4000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Standby time
N/A
N/A
N/A
326.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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