NETWORK Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2019, August
Status Available. Released 2019, August
BODY Dimensions 162.3 x 77.2 x 7.9 mm (6.39 x 3.04 x 0.31 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
DISPLAY Type Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.8 inches, 114.0 cm2 (~91.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 3040 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~498 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
HDR10+
Always-on display
PLATFORM OS Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10.0; One UI 2
Chipset Exynos 9825 (7 nm) – EMEA/LATAM
Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) – USA/China
CPU Octa-core (2×2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2×2.4 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4×1.9 GHz Cortex- A55) – EMEA/LATAM
Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.78 GHz Kryo 485) – USA/China
GPU Mali-G76 MP12 – EMEA/LATAM
Adreno 640 – USA/China
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) – dual SIM model only
Internal 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
MAIN
CAMERA Qual 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.1, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6″, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1″, 1.0µm, Super Steady video
TOF 3D VGA camera
Specifications
KEY FEATURES
- 6.8” Nearly Bezel-less Infinity Display*
- Edge
- Bluetooth, Air Action Wireless Gestures, Handwriting-to-Text
- 12MP Wide, 12MP 2x Zoom, 16MP Ultra Wide
- 10MP Selfie Camera with Dual Pixel
- 256GB Storage / 12GB RAM
- 4,300mAh Superfast Charging, All-Day Battery, Wireless PowerShare
- Screen measured diagonally as a full rectangle without accounting for the rounded corners
The lengthy specsheet (summarized below) includes what appears to be the brightest display on a smartphone to date, latest chipsets from Qualcomm or Samsung (depending on locale, as usual), a 1TB storage option (next to a 128GB base tier not befitting the UItra's stature), and a bump in battery capacity and rated charging power (we'll see about that). 
SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions
148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm, 155 g
Display
5.8" Quad HD + Super AMOLED
(2960x1440)
570 ppi
*Infinity Display: a bezel-less, full-frontal, edge-to-edge screen.
*Default resolution is Full HD+ and can be changed to Quad HD+(WQHD+) in Settings.
*Screen measured diagonally as a full rectangle without accounting for the rounded corners.
Camera
[FRONT]
8MP AF
F1.7 Aperture
Pixel size: 1.22µm
Sensor size: 1/3.6"
FOV: 80
Wide selfie
[REAR]
Dual Pixel 12MP AF
OIS (Optical Image Stabilization)
F1.7 Aperture
Pixel size: 1.4µm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
FOV: 77
Max Zoom: 8x (digital)
Pro mode
Panorama
Slow motion
Hyperlapse
Food mode
Memory
4GB RAM (LPDDR4)
64GB
Expandable Memory & SIM Card
Single SIM model: one Nano SIM and one MicroSD slot (up to 256GB)
Dual SIM model (Hybrid SIM slot): one Nano SIM and one Nano SIM or one MicroSD slot (up to 256GB)
* Differs by markets and mobile operators.
AP
octa-core (2.3GHz 1.7GHz Quad + Quad), 64 bit, 10 nm processor
octa-core (Quad 2.35GHz + Quad 1.9GHz), 64 bit, 10 nm processor
* Differs by country and carrier.
Network & Connectivity
LTE Cat.16
OS
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Water & Dust Resistant
IP68 * Water resistant to 1.5 meters of water for 30 minutes.
Battery Capacity
3000mAh
MP3 playback (AOD on): up to 44 hrs
MP3 playback (AOD OFF): up to 67 hrs
Video playback: up to 16 hrs
Talk time: up to 20 hrs
Internet use (Wi-Fi): up to 14 hrs
Internet use (3G): up to 11 hrs
Internet use (4G): up to 12 hrs
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