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74%
Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB
₹84,900
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96%
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₹99,999
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Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Comparing the Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra 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: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,105, while Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB scores 2,483, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the better performer.
Display: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB offers 5.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the better display of the two.
Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra better for rear camera photography.
Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB offers 7 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra better for front camera photography.
Battery: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB offers 2675 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra better for longer battery life.
Storage: Both Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.
Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB is rated 8.
User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB has a rating of 4.5.
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Summary
Spec Score
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74%
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96%
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Release Date
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29 Sep, 2017
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22 Jan, 2025
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Performance
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Apple A11 Bionic
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Snapdragon 8 Elite
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Hexa Core (upto 2.39 GHz)
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Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)
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3 GB RAM
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12 GB RAM
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Display
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5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
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6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
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IPS LCD
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Dynamic AMOLED 2x
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1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
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1440x3120 px (QHD+)
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N/A
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120 Hz Refresh Rate
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Rear Camera
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12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
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200 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
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12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
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50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
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N/A
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10 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
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N/A
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50 MP
Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)
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Front Camera
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7 MP
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12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
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Battery
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2675 mAh
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5000 mAh
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Fast Charging
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45W Fast Charging
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Wireless Charging
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Wireless Charging
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Storage
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256 GB
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256 GB
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NVMe
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UFS 4.0
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Expert Review
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8.0/10
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8.6/10
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Pros
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Cons
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User Ratings
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4.5/5
(4,375 ratings)
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4.6/5
(6,569 ratings)
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Benchmarks (The higher, the better)
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396,963
AnTuTu Score
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2,209,231
AnTuTu Score
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N/A
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13h 51m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
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General
Launch Date
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Sep 29, 2017
(Official)
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Jan 22, 2025
(Official)
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Operating System
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iOS v11
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Android v15
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OS Updates
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N/A
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7 Years
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Security Updates
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N/A
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7 Years
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Custom UI
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N/A
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Samsung One UI
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Performance
Performance Rating
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Avg
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Excellent
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Chipset
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Apple A11 Bionic
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
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Processor
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Hexa Core
2.39 GHz, Dual core, Monsoon 1.42 GHz, Quad core, Mistral |
Octa core
4.47 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.5 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon |
Co-Processor
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M11
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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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Fabrication (The lower, the better)
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10 nm
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3 nm
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Graphics (GPU)
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Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
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Adreno 830
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RAM
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3 GB
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12 GB
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RAM Type
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LPDDR4X
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LPDDR5X
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Cooling Technology
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N/A
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Vapor Chamber
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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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396,963
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2,209,231
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Bootup Time (The lower, the better)
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N/A
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14.0 s
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Gaming Test Results
Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)
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N/A
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5.0 %
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Heating* (The lower, the better)
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N/A
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22.5 %
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Display
Display Rating
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Display Type
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IPS LCD
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Dynamic AMOLED 2x
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Screen Size
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5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
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6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
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Resolution
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1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
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1440x3120 px (QHD+)
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Brightness
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625 nits
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N/A
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Peak Brightness
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N/A
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2600 nits
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Refresh Rate
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N/A
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120 Hz
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Aspect Ratio
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16:9
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19.5:9
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Pixel Density
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401 ppi
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498 ppi
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Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)
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67.25 %
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92.31 %
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Screen Protection
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Yes
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Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2
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Bezel-less Display
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N/A
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Yes with punch-hole display
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HDR 10 / HDR+ Support
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N/A
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Yes HDR 10+
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Design
Height
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158.4 mm
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162.8 mm
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Width
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78.1 mm
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77.6 mm
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Thickness
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7.5 mm
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8.2 mm
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Weight
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202 grams
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218 grams
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Build Material
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Frame: Aluminium
Back: Gorilla Glass |
Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2
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Water Resistance
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Yes Water resistant IP67
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Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
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Ruggedness
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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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Best In Class
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Resolution
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12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI |
200 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 ISO-CELL 0.6µm pixel size |
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12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera57 mm focal length |
50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera0.7µm pixel size |
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N/A
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10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size |
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N/A
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50 MP
f/3.4111 mm focal length 1/2.52" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size |
Autofocus
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Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
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Yes Laser Autofocus Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus
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OIS
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Yes
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Yes
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Flash
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Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
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Yes LED Flash
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Image Resolution
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4608 x 2592 Pixels
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16000 x 12500 Pixels
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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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Shooting Modes
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Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Burst mode |
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) |
Camera Features
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Auto Flash
Face detection Simultaneous HD video and image recording Touch to focus |
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash Face detection Filters Touch to focus |
Video Recording
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4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps HD @30 fps |
8k @30 fps
4k @120 fps Full HD @240 fps |
Video Recording Features
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Optical Image stabilization
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Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion Video HDR Bokeh portrait video Video Pro Mode Stereo recording |
Front Camera
Front Camera Rating
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Very Good
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Excellent
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Resolution
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7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor |
12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size |
Autofocus
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N/A
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Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus
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Flash
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Yes Retina Flash
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N/A
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Video Recording
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Full HD @30 fps
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4k @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps |
Battery
Battery Rating
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Capacity
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2675 mAh
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5000 mAh
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Battery Type
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Li-ion
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Li-ion
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TalkTime
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Up to 21 Hours(3G)
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N/A
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Quick Charging
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Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
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Yes 45W Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes
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Wireless Charging
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Yes
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Yes 25W Wireless Charging
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Wireless Reverse Charging
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N/A
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Yes 4.5W Wireless 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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13h 51m
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Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)
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N/A
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43m 54s
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Storage
Internal Storage
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64 GB / 256 GB
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256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
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Storage Type
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NVMe
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UFS 4.0
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Expandable Storage
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No
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No
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Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)
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Single SIM
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Dual SIM
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SIM Type
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SIM1: Nano
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SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
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Network Support
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5G Not Supported 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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SIM 1
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4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) |
5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 |
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N/A
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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) |
SIM 2
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N/A
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5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 |
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N/A
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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) |
SAR Value
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Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg
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N/A
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Wi-Fi
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Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
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Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO
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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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Bluetooth
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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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NFC
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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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No
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Multimedia
Stereo Speakers
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N/A
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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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Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor
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Yes
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Yes
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Fingerprint Sensor Position
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Front
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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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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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Applications
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FaceTime iTunes Store iBooks Podcasts Find My iPhone Find My Friends.
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N/A
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