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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 8.0Android 9.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.26 GHz2.35 GHz2.0 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974-AAQualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998Qualcomm Snapdragon 670Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 540
N/A
ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory2 GB4 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.95 in5.0 in5.6 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
N/A
OLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px2220 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFTAMOLED
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density445.0 ppi441.0 ppi441.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.2 Mpx12.2 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
76.0 °
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Face detection
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 resolution1.3 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
76.0 °
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.0F/1.7
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size1/3.2"1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.55"

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB64 GB
Memory card readernono
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

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Red
  • White
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Clearly white
  • Just black
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
MaterialPlasticAluminumPolycarbonate
N/A
Water resistantnoyes
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.43 in5.74 in5.96 in5.86 in
Width2.72 in2.74 in2.76 in2.68 in
Depth0.34 in0.31 in0.32 in0.31 in
Weight4.59 oz5.04 oz5.19 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital compass
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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIM
  • e-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.05.05.0 LE5.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
N/A
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesno
N/A
yes
Video outputSlimPortNo
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standardsMiracastGoogle Cast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
GSM frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
no
Battery capacity2300.0 mAh2700.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h
N/A
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time17.0 h
N/A
N/A
20.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging yesno
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standardQI
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
USB Power Delivery
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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