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Samsung Galaxy S8+
Display
5.8" 1440 x 2960 pixels
Chipset
Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
Main camera
12MP
Battery
3000 mAh
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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, 66, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced
2017, March 29. Released 2017, April 24
Status
Discontinued
Body
Dimensions
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
Weight
155 g (5.47 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Durability
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size
5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Platform
OS
Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Chipset
Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEAOcta-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
GPU
Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEAAdreno 540 - USA & China
AnTuTu (v11, est.)
199022
Memory
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal
64GB 4GB RAM
Type
UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules
12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS
Selfie Camera
Module
8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features
HDR · 1440p@30fps
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
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
Features
Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Battery
Type
Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)
Charging
15W wired, QC2Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Misc
Colors
Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red
Models
SM-G950FD, SM-G950W, SM-G950S, SM-G950K, SM-G950L, SM-G9500, SM-G950A, SM-G950P, SM-G950T, SM-G950U, SM-G950V, SM-G950F, SM-G950U1, SM-G950N, SC-02J, SCV36, SM-G950, G950F
SAR
0.44 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
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