NETWORK
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
LAUNCH
Announced
2019, February
Status
Available. Released 2019, March
BODY
Dimensions
149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm (5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
Weight
157 g (5.54 oz)
Build
Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/waterproof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
DISPLAY
Type
Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.1 inches, 93.2 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 3040 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~550 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
HDR10+ Always-on display
PLATFORM
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI
Chipset
Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU
Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA Adreno 640 - USA/LATAM, China
MEMORY
Card slot
microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal
128/512 GB, 8 GB RAM
MAIN CAMERA
Triple
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
SELFIE CAMERA
Single
10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Features
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
SOUND
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes
32-bit/384kHz audio Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Dolby Atmos/AKG sound
COMMS
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
FEATURES
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
BATTERY
Non-removable Li-Ion 3400 mAh battery
Charging
Fast battery charging 15W Fast wireless charging 15W Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
MISC
Colors
Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink
Models
SM-G973F, SM-G973U, SM-G973W, SM-G973U1
SAR
0.93 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.48 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body)
TESTS
Performance
Basemark OS II: 4539 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 4465 Basemark X: 44097
Display
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.498 (sunlight)
Camera
Photo / Video
Loudspeaker
Voice 82dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 85dB
Audio quality
Noise -92.2dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 79h