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Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 29, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 29, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5G bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
  1, 7, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Speed HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat19 1600/200 Mbps, 5G
Launch Announced 2023, February 01 2022, January 04
Status Available. Released 2023, February 17 Available. Released 2022, January 07
Body Dimensions 157.8 x 76.2 x 7.6 mm (6.21 x 3.00 x 0.30 in) 155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM · Nano-SIM + eSIM
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
· Nano-SIM
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Armor aluminum frame
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1750 nits (peak) Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+
Size 6.6 inches, 105.3 cm2 (~87.6% screen-to-body ratio) 6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~86.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~393 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Platform OS Android 13, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 8 Android 12, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 8
Chipset Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - Version 1
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Version 2
CPU Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - Version 1
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Version 2
GPU Adreno 740 Adreno 660 - Version 1
Mali-G78 MP14 - Version 2
Memory Card slot No No
Internal 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Main Camera Modules 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera Modules 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
Features HDR, HDR10+ HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
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Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No No
 High-bitrate audio support 32-bit/384kHz audio
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No Unspecified
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C, OTG
Features Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Battery Type Li-Ion 4700 mAh Li-Ion 4500 mAh
Charging 45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min
15W wireless (Qi)
4.5W reverse wireless
25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless
Reverse wireless
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Colors Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive
SAR 0.95 W/kg (head)     1.04 W/kg (body)     0.77 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.77 W/kg (head)     1.45 W/kg (body)     0.95 W/kg (head)     1.48 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-S916B, SM-S916B/DS, SM-S916U, SM-S916U1, SM-S916W, SM-S916N, SM-S9160, SM-S916E, SM-S916E/DS SM-G990B, SM-G990B/DS, SM-G990U, SM-G990U1, SM-G990W, SM-G990E, SM-G9900, SM-G990B2, SM-G990U2, SM-G990W2, SM-G990U3
Price $ 299.95 / C$ 390.00 / £ 449.00 / € 392.95 / ₹ 64,999 $ 139.00 / C$ 220.00 / £ 154.99 / € 199.00 / ₹ 29,990
Our Tests Performance AnTuTu: 1234077 (v9)
GeekBench: 5073 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 110fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 566529 (v8), 719696 (v9)
GeekBench: 3049 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 56fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 1205 nits max brightness (measured) 792 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker -26.5 LUFS (Good) -26.9 LUFS (Good)
Battery Active use score 13:51h
Battery (old) Endurance rating 111h Endurance rating 92h

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