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75%
Apple iPhone XS 256GB
₹103,900
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97%
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
₹139,999
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Comparing the Apple iPhone XS 256GB vs Samsung Galaxy S26 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 S26 Ultra scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,826, while Apple iPhone XS 256GB scores 2,765, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra the better performer.
Display: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Apple iPhone XS 256GB offers 5.8 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone XS 256GB's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra the better display of the two.
Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Apple iPhone XS 256GB offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra better for rear camera photography.
Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Apple iPhone XS 256GB offers 7 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra better for front camera photography.
Battery: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Apple iPhone XS 256GB offers 2658 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra better for longer battery life.
Storage: Both Apple iPhone XS 256GB and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.
Expert Review: Apple iPhone XS 256GB receives a higher expert rating of 9 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is rated 8.7.
User Rating: Apple iPhone XS 256GB and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra both receive the same user rating of 4.7.
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Apple iPhone XS 256GB
₹103,900
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₹139,999
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Summary
Spec Score
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75%
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97%
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Release Date
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28 Sep, 2018
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11 Mar, 2026
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Performance
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Apple A12 Bionic
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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
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Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)
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Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
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4 GB RAM
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12 GB RAM
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Display
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5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
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6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
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OLED
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Dynamic AMOLED 2x
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1125x2436 px (FHD+)
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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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50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)
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N/A
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10 MP
Telephoto Camera
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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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2658 mAh
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5000 mAh
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Fast Charging
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60W Super 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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9.0/10
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8.7/10
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Pros
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Cons
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User Ratings
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4.7/5
(12,378 ratings)
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4.7/5
(605 ratings)
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Benchmarks (The higher, the better)
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433,713
AnTuTu Score
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3,905,605
AnTuTu Score
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N/A
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14h 26m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
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User Feedback
General
Launch Date
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Sep 28, 2018
(Official)
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Feb 25, 2026
(Official)
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Operating System
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iOS v12.0
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Android v16
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OS Updates
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N/A
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7 Year
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Security Updates
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N/A
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7 Year
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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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Good
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Best In Class
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Chipset
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Apple A12 Bionic
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC
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Processor
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Hexa Core
2.49 GHz, Dual core, Vortex 1.52 GHz, Quad core, Tempest |
Octa core
4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.63 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon |
Co-Processor
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M12
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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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7 nm
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3 nm
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Graphics (GPU)
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Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
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Adreno 840
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RAM
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4 GB
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12 GB / 16 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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433,713
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3,905,605
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Bootup Time (The lower, the better)
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21.0 s
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11.0 s
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Gaming Test Results
Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.
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N/A
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7,487
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Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)
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5.0 %
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8.0 %
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Heating* (The lower, the better)
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21.5 %
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14.1 %
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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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OLED
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Dynamic AMOLED 2x
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Screen Size
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5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
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6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
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Resolution
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1125x2436 px (FHD+)
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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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19.5:9
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19.5:9
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Pixel Density
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463 ppi
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498 ppi
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Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)
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80.93 %
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91.27 %
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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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Yes with notch
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Yes with punch-hole display
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HDR 10 / HDR+ Support
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Yes
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Yes HDR 10+
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Design
Height
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143.6 mm
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163.6 mm
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Width
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70.9 mm
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78.1 mm
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Thickness
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7.7 mm
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7.9 mm
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Weight
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177 grams
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214 grams
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Build Material
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Back: Gorilla Glass
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Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2
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Water Resistance
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Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)
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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 Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.4µm pixel size |
200 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.4 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/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size |
50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.5" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size |
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N/A
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50 MP
f/2.9 Telephoto Camera111 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size |
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N/A
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10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1.22µm pixel size |
Autofocus
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Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
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Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus Dual Pixel 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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4000 x 3000 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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Burst mode
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Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) |
Camera Features
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Auto Flash
Face detection Touch to focus |
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Filters Touch to focus |
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Video Recording
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4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps |
8k @30 fps
4k @60 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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Yes Screen flash
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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 |
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Battery
Battery Rating
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Capacity
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2658 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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Quick Charging
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Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
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Yes 60W Super Fast Charging v3.0 75% 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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Reverse Charging
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N/A
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Yes
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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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14h 26m
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Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)
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N/A
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37m
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Storage
Internal Storage
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64 GB / 256 GB / 512 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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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: 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) / 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) |
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) |
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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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 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) |
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) |
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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 v6.0
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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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Multimedia
Stereo Speakers
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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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Audio Features
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Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
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N/A
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Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor
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No
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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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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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iTunes Store FaceTime Find My iPhone Find My Friends
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N/A
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₹139,999
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