Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global

Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps

Announced

2019, February 20

Status

Available. Released 2019, March 08

Dimensions

149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm (5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)

Weight

157 g (5.54 oz)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

SIM

Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

Dynamic AMOLED, HDR10+

Size

6.1 inches, 93.2 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1440 x 3040 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~550 ppi density)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 6

OS

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1

Chipset

Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - EMEA/LATAMQualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China

CPU

Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA/LATAMOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China

GPU

Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAMAdreno 640 - USA/China

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

Internal

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

Triple

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, Super Steady video

Features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video

4K@60fps (no EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

Single

10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF

Features

HDR

Video

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

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

Yes

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 (USA & Canada only)

USB

USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, DisplayPort

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

Type

Li-Ion 3400 mAh, non-removable

Charging

15W wired, PD2.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless

Colors

Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink, Cardinal Red, Smoke Blue

Models

SM-G973F, SM-G973U, SM-G973W, SM-G973U1, SM-G9730, SM-G973N, SM-G973X, SCV41, SM-G973C

SAR

0.93 W/kg (head)     0.79 W/kg (body)

SAR EU

0.48 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)

Price

$ 159.99 / C$ 225.75 / £ 145.00 / € 178.79

Performance

AnTuTu: 328366 (v7) GeekBench: 10174 (v4.4) GFXBench: 23fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Display

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.498 (sunlight)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

Voice 82dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 85dB

Audio quality

Noise -92.2dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 79h