We know that some of you are in more of a rush, though, and just want to know what’s new and whether you should care about the new Samsung phone – and no, before you ask (and we have been asked countless times): it’s not going to catch fire this time. Samsung has been very clear about that.
What it will do is impress you with the large display, faster innards and all-around improvements throughout the user interface
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 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
LAUNCH
Announced 2017, March
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2017, April 21st
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 Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 certified – dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
DISPLAY
Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (~570 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
TouchWiz UI
PLATFORM
OS Android OS, v7.0
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 – US model
Exynos 8895 Octa – EMEA
CPU Octa-core (4×2.35 GHz Kryo & 4×1.9 GHz Kryo) – US model
Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz & 4×1.7 GHz) – EMEA
GPU Adreno 540 – US model
MEMORY
Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) – single-SIM model
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) – dual-SIM model
Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
CAMERA
Primary 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash
Features 1/2.5″ sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Secondary 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR
SOUND
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
24-bit/192kHz audio
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
CONNECTIVITY
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth v5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
FEATURES
Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Fast battery charging
Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
ANT+ support
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
Photo/video editor
Document editor
BATTERY
Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
COLOUR
Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold
SAR EU
0.32 W/kg (head) 1.27 W/kg (body)
PRICE
$720 (£689, AU$1,349)
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