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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 |