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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemOxygenOSAndroid 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.84 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
RAM memory
  • 12 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB
4 GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G71 MP20

Display

Screen size6.67 in5.7 in5.8 in
Resolution3120 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyFluid AmoledAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density516.0 ppi518.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3DCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel type
N/A
OLEDOLED
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
yesyes
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution48.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)8.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Resolution (third camera)16.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)117.0 °
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Optical zoom3x
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.5"1/2.55"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.7 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionFace recognitionyesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionFace recognitionyesyes
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens apertureF/2.0
N/A
F/1.7
Light sourceDisplay flash
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.5"1/2.55"

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
64 GB64 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height6.4 in6.04 in5.86 in
Width2.99 in2.91 in2.68 in
Depth0.35 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight7.27 oz5.96 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
Thermometer
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.25.0
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
USB Type-C
DLNA certified
N/A
nono
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
NoDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • SBAS
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery capacity
  • 3700
  • 4000
3500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Battery type
N/A
Lithium Polymer
N/A
Standby time
N/A
312.0 h326.0 h
Talk time
N/A
26.0 h20.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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