Design
Dimensions	6.30 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight	6.74 oz / 191.0 g
Materials	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue

Display
Size	6.0-inch, 75.43% screen-to-body
Type	Super AMOLED
Resolution	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)	Untested
Bright Min	1 (Excellent)
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Hardware
System chip	Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71
Memory	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)
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Battery
Type	3500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging	Fast charging

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7
Flash	LED
Video recording	1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
Front	16 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	5.0
WLAN	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	Wireless screen share
Radio	FM
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation

Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Nov 09, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMA730F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.20 W/kg Body: 0.75 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.92 W/kg Phablet: 3.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Differences from the main variant:
Memory	4GB/32GB

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Overall User Rating

(2 reviews)

Build quality

8.5

Camera quality

6.5

Performance

Display

Battery life and charging

9.5

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