NETWORK           Technology         GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

2G bands             GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)

                CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

3G bands             HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

                CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

4G bands             1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G996U1

5G bands             2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1

Speed   HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G

LAUNCH               Announced        2021, January 14

Status   Available. Released 2021, January 29

BODY     Dimensions        161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)

Weight 200 g (Sub6), 202 g (mmWave) (7.05 oz)

Build      Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame

SIM        Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)

                IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

DISPLAY               Type      Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)

Size        6.7 inches, 107.8 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution          1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)

Protection           Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

                Always-on display

PLATFORM         OS          Android 11, One UI 3.1

Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China

CPU       Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - USA/China

GPU       Mali-G78 MP14 - International

Adreno 660 - USA/China

MEMORY             Card slot              No

Internal                128GB 8GB RAM

                UFS 3.1

MAIN CAMERA Triple     12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video

Features              LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video    8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA                Single    10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF

Features              Dual video call, Auto-HDR

Video    4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

SOUND Loudspeaker      Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack         No

                32-bit/384kHz audio

Tuned by AKG

COMMS               WLAN   Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Bluetooth            5.0, A2DP, LE

GPS        Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC        Yes

Radio     FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)

USB        USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES           Sensors                Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

                Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)

Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

BATTERY              Type      Li-Ion 4800 mAh, non-removable

Charging              Fast charging 25W

USB Power Delivery 3.0

Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W

Reverse wireless charging 4.5W

MISC     Colors   Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red

Models SM-G996B, SM-G996B/DS, SM-G996U, SM-G996U1, SM-G996W, SM-G996N, SM-G9960

SAR        0.65 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)   

SAR EU 0.54 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)   

TESTS    Performance     AnTuTu: 622276 (v8)

GeekBench: 3476 (v5.1)

GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Display  Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

Camera                Photo / Video

Loudspeaker      -25.8 LUFS (Very good)

Battery life         

Endurance rating 114h