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Network

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 - International
 Speed
HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G
 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked,1, 2, 5, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked,CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA,CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
 5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International

Launch

Announced
2025, January 22
 Status
Available. Released 2025, February 03

Body

Weight
218 g (7.69 oz)
 Build
Glass front (Corning Gorilla Armor 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), titanium frame (grade 5)
 SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT
Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN
 
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus
 Dimensions
162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2 mm (6.41 x 3.06 x 0.32 in)

Display

Type
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
 Type
Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak),Li-Ion 5000 mAh
 Size
6.9 inches, 116.9 cm2 (~92.5% screen-to-body ratio)
 Resolution
1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~498 ppi density)
 
Always-on display
DX anti-reflective coating
 Protection
Corning Gorilla Armor 2

Platform

OS
Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
 Chipset
Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
 CPU
Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)
 GPU
Adreno 830

Memory

Card slot
No
 Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
 --
UFS 4.0

Main Camera

Features
Laser AF, Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
 Video
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
 Quad
200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
50 MP, f/1.9, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video

Selfie Camera

Features
HDR, HDR10+
 Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
 Single
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF

Sound

Loudspeaker
-24.6 LUFS (Very good),Yes, with stereo speakers
 3.5mm jack
No
 
32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG

Comms

NFC
Yes
 WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
 Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE
 Radio
No
 USB
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
 Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Features

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Circle to Search

Battery

Charging
45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min
15W wireless (Qi2 Ready)
4.5W reverse wireless

MISC

Colors
Titanium Silver Blue, Titanium Black, Titanium White Silver, Titanium Gray, Titanium Jade Green, Titanium Jet Black, Titanium Pink Gold
 Models
SM-S938B, SM-S938B/DS, SM-S938U, SM-S938U1, SM-S938W, SM-S938N, SM-S9380, SM-S938E, SM-S938E/DS
 SAR
1.26 W/kg (head)     0.64 W/kg (body)    
 SAR EU
1.25 W/kg (head)     1.42 W/kg (body)    

TESTS

 Battery (new)
Active use score 14:49h
 Display
1417 nits max brightness (measured)
 Performance
AnTuTu: 2207809 (v10)
GeekBench: 9846 (v6)
3DMark: 6687 (Wild Life Extreme)