Network
- Technology
- GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only);CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
- 3G bands
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 ;CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - 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, LATAM;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - Canada
- Speed
- HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps
Launch
- Announced
- 2019, August 07
- Status
- Available. Released 2019, August 23
Body
- Dimensions
- 151 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm (5.94 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
- Weight
- 168 g (5.93 oz)
- Build
- Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
- SIM
- Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- Other
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus, 42ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Display
- Type
- Dynamic AMOLED, HDR10+
- Size
- 6.3 inches, 98.6 cm2 (~90.9% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
- Protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass 6
- Other
- Always-on display
Platform
- OS
- Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4
- Chipset
- Exynos 9825 (7 nm) - EMEA/LATAMQualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
- CPU
- Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.9 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
Memory
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
- 256GB 8GB RAM
- Other
- UFS 3.0
Main Camera
- Triple
- 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.1, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, 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@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Selfie Camera
- Single
- 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 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
Comms
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
- GPS
- GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
- NFC
- Yes
- Radio
- FM radio (USA & Canada only)
- USB
- USB Type-C 3.1
Features
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
- Other
- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Battery
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable
- Charging
- 25W wired, PD3.0
12W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Misc
- Colors
- Aura Glow, Aura White, Aura Black, Aura Pink, Aura Red
- Models
- SM-N970F, SM-N970U, SM-N970U1, SM-N9700, SM-N970W, SM-N9700, SM-N970N, SM-N970X
- SAR US
- 0.85 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body) ;0.21 W/kg (head) 1.52 W/kg (body)
- SAR EU
- 0.21 W/kg (head) 1.52 W/kg (body)
Tests
- Performance
- AnTuTu: 344442 (v7), 452400 (v8)
GeekBench: 10353 (v4.4), 2241 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
- Display
- Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
- Camera
- Photo / Video
- Loudspeaker
- -26.2 LUFS (Good)
- Audio quality
- Noise -92.8dB / Crosstalk -94.0dB
- Battery (old)
- Endurance rating 92h
