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Launch
Version March 2025 September 2025
Network
Technology 5G 5G
Body
Dimensions 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in) 253.8 x 165.3 x 5.5 mm (9.99 x 6.51 x 0.22 in)
Weight 616 g (Wi-Fi) / 617 g (5G) 469 g or 471 g
SIM eSIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Design Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back
Others Stylus support IP68 dust tight and water resistant, Stylus support, Enhanced Armor aluminum
Display
Type Liquid Retina IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+
Size 13.0 inches 11.0 inches
Resolution 2048 x 2732 pixels 1600 x 2560 pixels
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Mohs level 5
Various
Platform
Operating System iPadOS 18.3.1 Android 16, One UI 8
Chipset Apple M3 Mediatek Dimensity 9400+ (3 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores) Octa-core (1x3.63 GHz Cortex-X925 & 3x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720)
GPU Apple GPU (9-core graphics) Immortalis-G925
Memory
Card Slot No microSDXC
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
Camera
Primary 12 MP (f/1.8) 13 MP
Features HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Selfie 12 MP (1080p@60fps) 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps)
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
3.5mm Jack No No
Extra Tuned by AKG
Comms
Wifi a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
GPS Yes Yes
NFC No No
Infrared
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Miscellaneous Wireless Samsung DeX
Battery
Battery type 9705 mAh 8400 mAh
Charging 45W wired
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue Moonstone Gray, Platinum Silver
Models SM-X730, SM-X736, SM-X736B
Inside the box
Price 950 USD 900 USD
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