Launch
Announced
2019, August 07. Released 2019, August 23
Status
Discontinued
Platform
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4
Chipset
Exynos 9825 (7 nm) - EMEA/LATAM Qualcomm 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/LATAM Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China
GPU
Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM Adreno 640 - USA/China
Display
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, HDR10+
Size
6.3 inches, 98.6 cm 2 (~90.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Memory
Card slot
No
Internal
256GB 8GB RAM
memoryother
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
HDR
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
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
· Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
bodyother
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus, 42ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Battery
Type
Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable
Charging
25W wired, PD3.0 12W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No
optionalother
High-bitrate audio support Tuned by AKG
Comms
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
Network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global, LATAM
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps
Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
featuresother
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
Our Tests
Performance
AnTuTu: 344442 (v7), 452400 (v8) GeekBench: 10353 (v4.4), 2241 (v5.1) GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display
789 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera
Photo / Video
Loudspeaker
-26.2 LUFS (Good)
Audio quality
Noise -92.8dB / Crosstalk -94.0dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 92h
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
0.85 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.21 W/kg (head) 1.52 W/kg (body)
