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Comparing the Apple iPhone 12 Mini vs Samsung Galaxy S21 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.
Here is the summary of the results:
Performance: Apple iPhone 12 Mini scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,947, while Samsung Galaxy S21 scores 3,254, making Apple iPhone 12 Mini the better performer.
Display: Samsung Galaxy S21 offers a screen size of 6.2 inches, while Apple iPhone 12 Mini offers 5.4 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S21 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S21 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 12 Mini's Super Retina XDR, making Samsung Galaxy S21 the better display of the two.
Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 12 Mini and Samsung Galaxy S21 feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.
Front Camera: Apple iPhone 12 Mini offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S21 offers 10 MP, making Apple iPhone 12 Mini better for front camera photography.
Battery: Samsung Galaxy S21 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 12 Mini offers 2227 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S21 better for longer battery life.
Storage: Apple iPhone 12 Mini offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S21 offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone 12 Mini the better option for storage.
Expert Review: Apple iPhone 12 Mini receives a higher expert rating of 9 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy S21 is rated 8.
User Rating: Apple iPhone 12 Mini receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy S21 has a rating of 4.2.
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Summary
Release Date
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18 Oct, 2020
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27 Jan, 2021
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11 Jun, 2026
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Performance
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Apple A14 Bionic
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Samsung Exynos 2100
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MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
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Hexa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)
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Octa Core (upto 2.9 GHz)
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Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
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4 GB RAM
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8 GB RAM
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12 GB RAM
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Display
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5.4 inches (13.72 cm)
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6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
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6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
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Super Retina XDR
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Dynamic AMOLED 2x
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Extreme AMOLED
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1080x2340 px (FHD+)
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1080x2400 px (FHD+)
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1272x2772 px (FHD+)
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60 Hz Refresh Rate
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120 Hz Refresh Rate
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144 Hz Refresh Rate
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Rear Camera
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12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
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12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
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50 MP
Primary Camera
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12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
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64 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 1.1x Optical Zoom)
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50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
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N/A
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12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
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50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
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Front Camera
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12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
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10 MP
Wide Angle Lens
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50 MP
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Battery
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2227 mAh
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4000 mAh
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6500 mAh
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20W Fast Charging
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25W Fast Charging
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90W Turbo Power Charging
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Wireless Charging
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Wireless Charging
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Wireless Charging
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Storage
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64 GB
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128 GB
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256 GB
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NVMe
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UFS 3.1
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UFS 4.1
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Expert Review
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9.0/10
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8.0/10
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N/A
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Pros
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Cons
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User Ratings
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4.5/5
(137,640 ratings)
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4.2/5
(740 ratings)
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N/A
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Benchmarks (The higher, the better)
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630,403
AnTuTu Score
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639,170
AnTuTu Score
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N/A
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N/A
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8h 22m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
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N/A
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Compare Prices
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Not Available in any store
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Not Available in any store
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₹44,999
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Video
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There are no videos available for the device.
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User Feedback
General
Launch Date
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Oct 18, 2020
(Official)
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N/A
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Jun 04, 2026
(Official)
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Operating System
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iOS v14
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Android v11
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Android v16
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OS Updates
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N/A
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N/A
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3 Year
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Security Updates
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N/A
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N/A
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5 Year
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Custom UI
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N/A
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Samsung One UI
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N/A
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Performance
Performance Rating
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Excellent
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Chipset
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Apple A14 Bionic
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Samsung Exynos 2100
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MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
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Processor
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Hexa Core
3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Icestorm |
Octa core
2.9 GHz, Single core, Cortex X1 2.8 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A78 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55 |
Octa core
3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725 |
Co-Processor
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Apple M14 motion
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N/A
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N/A
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Architecture (The higher, the better)
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64 bit
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64 bit
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64 bit
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Fabrication (The lower, the better)
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5 nm
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5 nm
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4 nm
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Graphics (GPU)
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Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
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Mali-G78 MP14
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Mali-G720 MP8
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RAM
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4 GB / 6 GB
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8 GB
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12 GB
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RAM Type
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LPDDR4
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LPDDR5
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LPDDR5X
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Performance Test Results
AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.
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630,403
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639,170
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N/A
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Bootup Time (The lower, the better)
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12.0 s
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18.0 s
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N/A
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Gaming Test Results
Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)
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5.0 %
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9.0 %
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N/A
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Heating* (The lower, the better)
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12.2 %
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19.5 %
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N/A
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Display
Display Rating
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Best In Class
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Display Type
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Super Retina XDR
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Dynamic AMOLED 2x
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Extreme AMOLED
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Screen Size
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5.4 inches (13.72 cm)
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6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
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6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
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Resolution
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1080x2340 px (FHD+)
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1080x2400 px (FHD+)
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1272x2772 px (FHD+)
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Brightness
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625 nits
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1300 nits
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N/A
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Peak Brightness
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N/A
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N/A
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5200 nits
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HBM Brightness
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N/A
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N/A
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1800 nits
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Refresh Rate
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60 Hz
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120 Hz
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144 Hz
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Aspect Ratio
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19.5:9
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20:9
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19.6:9
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Pixel Density
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477 ppi
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424 ppi
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450 ppi
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Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)
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84.6 %
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85.92 %
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96.8 %
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Screen Protection
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Yes
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Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus
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Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i
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Bezel-less Display
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Yes
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Yes with punch-hole display
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Yes
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HDR 10 / HDR+ Support
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Yes
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Yes HDR 10+
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Yes HDR 10+
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Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)
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N/A
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N/A
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96.8 %
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Design
Height
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131.5 mm
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151.7 mm
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162.7 mm
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Width
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64.2 mm
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71.2 mm
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75.6 mm
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Thickness
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7.4 mm
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7.9 mm
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7.19 mm
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Weight
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133 grams
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169 grams
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190 grams
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Build Material
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Back: Gorilla Glass
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Back: Plastic
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Back: Plastic
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Water Resistance
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Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)
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Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
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Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69
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Ruggedness
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Dust proof
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Dust proof
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Dust proof
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Rear Camera
Rear Camera Rating
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Excellent
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Resolution
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12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length |
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size 1.8µm pixel size |
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size |
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12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size |
64 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera28 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size |
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size |
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N/A
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12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size |
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size |
Autofocus
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Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
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Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
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Yes
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OIS
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Flash
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Yes Dual LED Flash
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Yes LED Flash
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Yes LED Flash
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Image Resolution
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4000 x 3000 Pixels
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4000 x 3000 Pixels
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N/A
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Settings
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Exposure compensation ISO control
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Exposure compensation ISO control
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N/A
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Shooting Modes
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Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Burst mode |
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) |
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Macro Mode |
Camera Features
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5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus |
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus |
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom Face detection Filters Smile detection |
Video Recording
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4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps HD @30 fps |
7680x4320 @ 24 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 60 fps 1280x720 @ 960 fps |
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps |
Video Recording Features
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Audio Zoom
Stereo recording |
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video Video Pro Mode Stereo recording |
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion Video HDR Macro Video Audio Zoom |
Front Camera
Front Camera Rating
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Best In Class
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Resolution
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12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size |
10 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size |
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size |
Autofocus
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N/A
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Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
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Yes
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Flash
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Yes Retina Flash
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N/A
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Yes Screen flash
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Video Recording
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4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps |
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
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4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps |
Battery
Battery Rating
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Excellent
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Capacity
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2227 mAh
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4000 mAh
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6500 mAh
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Battery Type
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Li-ion
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Li-ion
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Silicon Carbon
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TalkTime
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N/A
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Up to 33 Hours(4G)
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N/A
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Quick Charging
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Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
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Yes 25W Fast Charging
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Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging
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Wireless Charging
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes 15W Wireless Charging
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Wireless Reverse Charging
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N/A
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Yes
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N/A
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Reverse Charging
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N/A
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N/A
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Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging
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Battery Test Results
Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.
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N/A
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8h 22m
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N/A
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Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)
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N/A
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1h 0m 47s
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N/A
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Storage
Internal Storage
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64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
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128 GB / 256 GB
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256 GB
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Storage Type
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NVMe
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UFS 3.1
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UFS 4.1
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Expandable Storage
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No
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No
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No
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Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)
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Dual SIM
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Dual SIM
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Dual SIM
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SIM Type
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SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
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SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
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SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
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Network Support
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5G 4G
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5G 4G
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5G 4G
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VoLTE
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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SIM 1
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5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79 |
5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78 |
5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 |
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4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) |
4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) |
4G Bands: TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) |
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SIM 2
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4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) |
4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) |
5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 |
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N/A
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N/A
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4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) |
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SAR Value
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N/A
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Head: 0.74 W/kg Body: 1.08 W/kg
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N/A
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Wi-Fi
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Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) MIMO
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Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
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Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz
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Wi-Fi Features
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Mobile Hotspot
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Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
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Mobile Hotspot
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Bluetooth
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Yes v5.0
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Yes v5.0
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Yes v5.4
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GPS
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Yes with A-GPS Glonass
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Yes with A-GPS Glonass
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Yes with A-GPS Glonass
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NFC
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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IR Blaster
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N/A
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N/A
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No
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Multimedia
Stereo Speakers
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N/A
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Yes
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Yes
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Audio Jack
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Lightning
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USB Type-C
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USB Type-C
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Audio Features
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Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
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N/A
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Dolby Atmos
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Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Fingerprint Sensor Position
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N/A
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On-screen
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On-screen
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Fingerprint Sensor Type
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N/A
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Ultrasonic
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Optical
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Other Sensors
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Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
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Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
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Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
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