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General

Device Type

Smart Phone

Device Name

SM-G996BSM-G996B/DSSM-G996USM-G996U1SM-G996WSM-G996NSM-G9960

A2218A2161A2220

Announced

January 2021

September 2019

Released

January 2021

September 2019

Colors

Phantom BlackPhantom SilverPhantom VioletPhantom PinkPhantom GoldPhantom Red

Space GreySilverGoldMidnight Green

Design

Length

161.5 mm (6.36 in)

158 mm (6.22 in)

Width

75.6 mm (2.98 in)

77.8 mm (3.06 in)

Thickness

7.8 mm (0.31 in)

8.1 mm (0.32 in)

Weight

200 g (Sub6)202 g (mmWave)

226 g (7.97 oz)

Materials

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus)Glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus)Aluminum frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass)Glass back (Gorilla Glass)Stainless steel frame

Network

2G Network

Yes

3G Network

Yes

4G Network

Yes

5G Network

Yes

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GPRS

Yes

EDGE

Yes

SIM

Nano SIM/eSIM

Multi SIM

Single SIM or Dual SIM

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Speed

3G Up to 42 MB4G Up to 2 GB5G Up to 7.5 GB

3G Up to 42 MB4G Up to 1024 MB

Display

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

Super Retina XDR OLED

Size

6.7 Inches

6.5 Inches

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

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Resolution

1080x2400 Pixels (FHD+)

1242 x 2688 Pixels (FHD+)

Screen Ratio

88.3%

83.7%

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

394 PPI

458 PPI

Brightness Level

1300 Nits

800 Nits1200 Nits (Peak)

Display Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Scratch-resistant glassOleophobic coating

Features

HDR10+Always-on DisplayHole-punch NotchFrameless16M Colors

HDR10Dolby VisionWide color gamutTrue-toneWide screen notch

On both: Capacitive, Multi-touch

Hardware

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2100 (Global)Snapdragon 888 (USA/China)

Apple A13 Bionic

Manufacturing Technology

5 nm

7 nm+

CPU Type

Octa-core

Hexa-core

CPU

Exynos 2100 (1x2.9 GHz & 3x2.80 & 4x2.2 GHz)Snapdragon 888 (1x2.84 & 3x2.42 GHz & 4x1.80 GHz)

Hexa-core:Dual-core 2.65 GHz (Lightning)Quad-core 1.8 GHz (Thunder)

GPU

Mali-G78 MP14 (Exynos 2100)Adreno 660 (Snapdragon 888)

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

RAM (Memory)

8 GB

4 GB

Internal Storage

128/256 GB

64/256/512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

NVMe

Ram Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR4x

Card Slot

Software

Android 11

iOS

Version

—

Update To

—

14.4

User Interface

One UI 3.1

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Main camera

Triple

Second Camera: 64 MP (Telephoto)

Second Camera: 12 MP (Optical Zoom)

On both: First Camera: 12 MP (Standard), Third Camera: 12 MP (Ultrawide)

Aperture Size

Third Camera: F/2.2

Third Camera: F/2.4

On both: First Camera: F/1.8, Second Camera: F/2.0

Video

8K 4320P@24fps4K 2160P@30/60fpsFHD 1080P@30/60fpsHDR10+Slow MotionElectronic Stabilization (EIS)

4K 2160P@60/30fpsFHD 1080P@240fpsSlow-Motion

Flash

Yes

More details (1)Camera Features

Camera Features

Optical Zoom 1.1xHybrid Zoom 3xAI Scene DetectionDigital Zoom 30x

Optical Zoom 2xDigital Zoom 10x

On both: Autofocus (AF), Optical Stabilization (OIS), Night Mode, Portrait Mode, Pro Mode, Continuous shooting, Panorama, Exposure compensation, Face detection, Geotagging, HDR, ISO settings, Scene mode, Self-timer, Touch focus, White balance settings