Launch
Announced
2017, August 23. Released 2017, September
Status
Discontinued
Platform
OS
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset
Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
GPU
Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China
Display
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size
6.3 inches, 101.1 cm 2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~521 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
displayother
3D Touch (home button only)
Memory
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal
64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
memoryother
UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Dual
12 MP, f/1.7, 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
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS
Selfie camera
Dual
8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features
HDR
Video
1440p@30fps
Body
Dimensions
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
Weight
195 g (6.88 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), 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
Battery
Type
Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable
Charging
15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Talk time
Up to 22 h (3G)
Music play
Up to 74 h
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
optionalother
32-bit/384kHz audio
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.1
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
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
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Features
Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
featuresother
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Our Tests
Performance
AnTuTu: 201065 (v7) GeekBench: 6784 (v4.4) GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.148(sunlight)
Camera
Photo / Video
Loudspeaker
Voice 67dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB
Audio quality
Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -93.2dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 89h
Misc
Colors
Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink
Models
SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K, SM-N950FD
SAR
0.61 W/kg (head) 0.56 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.17 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body)
