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| Other names | SM-G950F | SM-G960F |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| Standard UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 |
| Standard LTE | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300, 1900 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300, 1900 |
| Standard 5G | ||
| Standard CDMA | ||
| Standard TD-SCDMA | ||
| UMA | ||
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 148.90 x 68.10 x 8.00 mm | 147.70 x 68.70 x 8.50 mm |
| Weight | 155.00 g | 163.00 g |
| Display | Color / Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 x 2960 px (5.80") 568 ppi | Color / Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 x 2960 px (5.80") 568 ppi |
| Display protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display | ||
| Protection of the secondary display | ||
| Talk time (max.) | 3G: 1200 min. (20.0 h) | |
| Video talk time (max.) | ||
| Stand-by (max.) | ||
| Playback time (max.) | Audio: 67 h (2.8 days) Video: 16 h (0.7 days) | nd |
| Internet browsing time (max.) | WiFi: 14 h (0.6 days) 3G: 11 h (0.5 days) 4G: 12 h (0.5 days) | nd |
| PDA mode work time | nd | nd |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 3000 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | Quick Charge 2.0 | |
| Wireless battery charging | PMA & Qi | PMA |
| Phonebook memory | ||
| Internal memory | 64 GB | 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB |
| End-user memory | 52.3 GB | |
| RAM memory | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory cards | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 256 GBBuy memory card i | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 400 GBBuy memory card i |
| Operating system | Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| Interface | Samsung Experience | Samsung Experience 9.0 |
| Processor | Samsung Exynos 8895 | Samsung Exynos 9810 |
| Processor clock | 2300 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| GPU | ARM Mali-G71 @550 MHz | ARM Mali-G72 MP18 |
| Touchscreen | ||
| SAR (10g) | 1,27 W/kg | 1,18 W/kg |
| DualSIM | ||
| SIM cards standard | nanoSIM | nanoSIM |
| DualSIM mode | nd | nd |
| Hybrid DualSIM | nd | nd |
| Announced | 2Q 2017 | 1Q 2018 |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | ||
| Camera type | ||
| Photo sensor model | Samsung S5K2L2 | Sony IMX345 |
| Photo matrix | 12 Mpx | 12 Mpx |
| Sensor size | ||
| Pixel size | ||
| Resolution | 4032x3024 px | 4032x3024 px |
| Optical zoom | ||
| Digital zoom | 8x | 8x |
| Hybrid zoom | ||
| Lossless zoom | ||
| Number of lenses | ||
| Field of view | ||
| Focal length | ||
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | ||
| Video resolution | 3840x2160 px | 3840x2160 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | AF, OIS, f/1.7 | AF, EIS, OIS, f/1.5-f/2.4 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | ||
| Camera type | ||
| Photo sensor model | Samsung S5K3H1 | |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 8 Mpx |
| Sensor size | ||
| Pixel size | ||
| Resolution | 3264x2448 px | 3264x2448 px |
| Optical zoom | ||
| Digital zoom | ||
| Hybrid zoom | ||
| Lossless zoom | ||
| Number of lenses | ||
| Field of view | ||
| Focal length | ||
| Flash | ||
| Dual-colour LED flash | ||
| Video resolution | 2560x1440 px | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | AF, f/1.7 | AF, f/1.7 |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | ||
| Proximity | ||
| Light | ||
| Magnetometer | ||
| Gyroscope | ||
| Barometer | ||
| Altimeter | ||
| Gravity | ||
| Hall-effect | ||
| Iris scanner | ||
| Fingerprint scanner | ||
| Thermometer | ||
| Hygrometer |
DATA TRANSFER
| xHTML | ||
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | ||
| HSDPA | 42.20 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | ||
| HSPA+ | ||
| LTE DL | 979.00 Mbit/s | 1174.00 Mbit/s |
| LTE UP | - | - |
| WIMAX+ | ||
| GPRS | ||
| EDGE | ||
| Bluetooth | v5.0 | v5.0 |
| A2DP Profile | ||
| HDMI | ||
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2.4 i 5 GHz | 2.4 i 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | ||
| WiFi Display | ||
| DLNA | ||
| Miracast | ||
| Hotspot WiFi | ||
| IrDA | ||
| USB | v3.1 Type-C | v3.1 Type-C |
| GPS | ||
| A-GPS | ||
| GLONASS | ||
| Beidou | ||
| Galileo | ||
| QZSS | ||
| NFC |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | ||
| Conferency | ||
| Call forwarding | ||
| Push To Talk | ||
| Instant Messenger | ||
| SMS | ||
| EMS | ||
| MMS | ||
| Dictionary | T9 | T9 |
| Swype | ||
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | ||
| RSS Reader |
MULTIMEDIA
| Radio | ||
| MP3 | ||
| Stereo speakers | 2 | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | ||
| Sound formats | 3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF | 3GA, AAC, AMR, APE, AWB, DFF, DSF, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MP3, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF |
| Polyphony | ||
| Video ringtone | ||
| Ring composer | ||
| Games | ||
| Java | ART | ART |
| Videophone | ||
| DVB-H television | ||
| TV-Out |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | ||
| Stopwatch | ||
| Alarm | ||
| Calculator | ||
| Currency converter | ||
| Organizer | ||
| Calendar | ||
| Flight mode | ||
| SyncML | ||
| Data and fax | ||
| Screensaver | ||
| Themes | ||
| Interchangeable covers | ||
| Voice dial | ||
| Speakerphone | ||
| Recorder | ||
| Vibra |