Technology

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

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-N981U

5G bands

2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-N981U

Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G

Announced

2020, August 05

Status

Available. Released 2020, August 21

Dimensions

161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm (6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)

Weight

192 g (Sub6 5G), 194 g (mmWave 5G) (6.77 oz)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back

SIM

Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

Super AMOLED Plus, HDR10+

Size

6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~89.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

OS

Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5

Chipset

Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - GlobalQualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G+ (7 nm+) - USA

CPU

Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - GlobalOcta-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA

GPU

Mali-G77 MP11 - GlobalAdreno 650 - USA

Card slot

No

Internal

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Triple

12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm

Features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video

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

Single

10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF

Features

HDR

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

No

WLAN

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

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC

Yes

Radio

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

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Sensors

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

Type

Li-Ion 4300 mAh

Charging

25W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless

Colors

Mystic Green, Mystic Bronze, Mystic Gray, Mystic Red, Mystic Blue

Models

SM-N981B, SM-N981B/DS, SM-N981U, SM-N981U1, SM-N981W, SM-N9810, SM-N981N

SAR

0.95 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)

SAR EU

0.68 W/kg (head)     1.37 W/kg (body)

Price

About 430 EUR