NETWORK

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

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

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

5G bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International

1, 2, 5, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked

Speed

HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G

LAUNCH

Announced

2025, January 22

Status

Available. Released 2025, February 03

BODY

Dimensions

158.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm (6.24 x 2.98 x 0.29 in)

Weight

190 g (6.70 oz)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame

SIM

Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Armor aluminum 2 frame

DISPLAY

Type

Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)

Size

6.7 inches, 110.2 cm² (~91.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~513 ppi density)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 5

PLATFORM

OS

Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 7

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8750-AC 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 (1200 MHz)

MEMORY

Card slot

No

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM

UFS 4.0

MAIN CAMERA

Triple

50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video

Features

Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA

Single

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF

Features

HDR, HDR10+

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

No

High-bitrate audio support

COMMS

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

5.4, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

NFC

Yes

Radio

No

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

FEATURES

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)

Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

BATTERY

Type

Li-Ion 4900 mAh

Charging

45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min

15W wireless (Qi2 Ready)

4.5W reverse wireless

MISC

Colors

Icy Blue, Mint, Navy, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold, Coral Red, Blue Black

Models

SM-S936U

SAR

1.16 W/kg (head)     0.81 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU

1.26 W/kg (head)     1.26 W/kg (body)    

Price

$ 849.99 / C$ 957.00 / £ 705.99 / € 884.22

OUR TESTS

Performance

AnTuTu: 2133477 (v10)

GeekBench: 9669 (v6)

3DMark: 6601 (Wild Life Extreme)

Display

1449 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-25.1 LUFS (Very good)

Battery

Active use score 14:26h

EU LABEL

Energy

Class B

Battery

43:38h endurance, 2000 cycles

Free fall

Class A (270 falls)

Repairability

Class C