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Summary
84%
88%
Performance

Snapdragon 855

12 GB RAM

Snapdragon 888 Plus

8 GB RAM

Display

6.39" (16.23 cm)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

6.78" (17.22 cm)

1080x2448 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

48 MP + 12 MP

Dual Camera

64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP

Triple Camera

Front Camera

20 MP

Single Camera

24 MP

Single Camera

Battery

4000 mAh

6000 mAh

Storage

256 GB

Non Expandable

128 GB

Non Expandable

Expert Rating

3.5/5

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3.5/5

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User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.4/5 based on 250 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4/5 based on 1,306 ratings

Benchmarks

N/A

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General
Launch Date

February 18, 2022 (Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v11

Custom UI

ROG UI

Performance
Very Good
Very Good
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

CPU

Octa core (2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 + 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485)

Octa core (3 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 + 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680)

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Adreno 640

Adreno 660

RAM

12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5

Display
Very Good
Very Good
Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.39 " (16.23 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.51 %

82.07 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass, Glass Victus

Bezel-less display

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Brightness

1200 nits

HDR 10 / HDR+ support

, HDR 10+

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 163.6 mm
Width: 75 mm
Thickness: 8.7 mm

Height: 173 mm
Width: 77 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm

Weight

205 grams

238 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium

Colours

Shadow Black

Phantom Black, Storm White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Dual

Triple

Resolution

48 MP f/1.75, Primary Camera(2" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.2, Telephoto Camera(1µm pixel size)

64 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 1.7" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)13 MP f/2.4, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(11 mm focal length)5 MP f/2.0, Macro Camera

Sensor

IMX586, Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

IMX686, Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

7680x4320 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 240 fps

Front Camera
Very Good
Very Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

20 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera(0.9µm pixel size)

24 MP f/2.0, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(27 mm focal length, 0.9µm pixel size)

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Good
Very Good
Capacity

4000 mAh

6000 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

No

Quick Charging

, Quick, v4.0, 27W: 60 % in 30 minutes

, Fast, 65W: 70 % in 30 minutes

USB Type-C

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

256 GB

128 GB

Expandable Memory

No

No

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM, Dual VoLTE

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

5G 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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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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
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 13) / 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 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SIM 2

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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
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 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
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 1.180 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v5.0

, v5.2

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging

Mass storage device, USB charging

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope