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Summary
78%
87%
Performance

Apple A11 Bionic

3 GB RAM

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810

6 GB RAM

Display

5.5" (13.97 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

6.2" (15.75 cm)

1440x2960 px (QHD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP + 12 MP

Dual Camera

12 MP + 12 MP

Dual Camera

Front Camera

7 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2675 mAh

21 h talktime (3G)

3500 mAh

25 h talktime (3G)

Storage

256 GB

Non Expandable

256 GB

400 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4.0/5

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4.5/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.5/5 based on 4,392 ratings

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4.5/5 based on 39,356 ratings

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General
Launch Date

September 29, 2017 (Official)

March 16, 2018 (Official)

Operating System

iOS v11

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Performance
Good
Good
Chipset

Apple A11 Bionic

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810

CPU

Hexa Core (2.39 GHz, Dual core, Monsoon + 1.42 GHz, Quad core, Mistral)

Octa core (2.7 GHz, Quad core, M2 Mongoose + 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Co-Processor

M11

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Apple GPU (three-core graphics)

Mali-G72 MP18

RAM

3 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR4X

Display
Good
Excellent
Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 " (13.97 cm)

6.2 " (15.75 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1440x2960 px (QHD+)

Aspect Ratio

16:9

18.5:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi

531 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.25 %

83.99 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less display

Touch Screen

, 3D Touch Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Brightness

625 nits

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 158.4 mm
Width: 78.1 mm
Thickness: 7.5 mm

Height: 158.1 mm
Width: 73.8 mm
Thickness: 8.5 mm

Weight

202 grams

189 grams

Build Material

Case: Aluminium
Back: Gorilla Glass

Case: Aluminium
Back: Gorilla Glass

Colours

Gold, Red, Silver, Space Grey

Midnight Black

Waterproof

, Water resistant, IP67

, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP68

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Dust proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Dual

Dual

Resolution

12 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)12 MP f/2.8, Telephoto Camera(57 mm focal length)

12 MP f/1.5, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.55" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.4, Telephoto Camera(52 mm focal length, 3.6" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

S5K2L3, CMOS image sensor, ISOCELL Plus

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus, Dual Pixel autofocus

OIS

Flash

, Quad LED True Tone Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 2592 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 240 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

Front Camera
Good
Very Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

7 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera(32 mm focal length)

8 MP f/1.7, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(25 mm focal length, 1.22µm pixel size)

Sensor

BSI Sensor

Autofocus

Flash

, Retina Flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Good
Capacity

2675 mAh

3500 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)

Up to 25 Hours(3G)

Wireless Charging

Quick Charging

, Fast: 50 % in 30 minutes

, Fast

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

256 GB

256 GB

Expandable Memory

No

, Up to 400 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 2.1

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM, Dual VoLTE

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

VoLTE

SIM 1

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)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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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) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SIM 2

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) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg, Body: 1.19 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz, MIMO

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Calling

Bluetooth

, v5.0

, v5.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0

Mass storage device, USB charging

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

Lightning

3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Rear

IRIS Scanner

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, rgbw sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Stylus

Applications

FaceTime, iTunes Store, iBooks, Podcasts, Find My iPhone, Find My Friends.