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Summary
81%
78%
Performance

Snapdragon 821

4 GB RAM

Snapdragon 835

4 GB RAM

Display

5.0" (12.7 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

5.7" (14.48 cm)

1312x2560 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

12.3 MP

Single Camera

13 MP + 13 MP

Dual Camera

Front Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2770 mAh

26 h talktime (3G)

3040 mAh

Storage

32 GB

Non Expandable

128 GB

Non Expandable

Expert Rating
User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.4/5 based on 4,495 ratings

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General
Launch Date

October 13, 2016 (Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)

Android v7.1 (Nougat)

Custom UI

Stock

Stock

Performance
Good
Good
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

CPU

Quad core (2.15 GHz, Dual core, Kryo + 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo)

Octa core (2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 + 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280)

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Adreno 530

Adreno 540

RAM

4 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

Display
Very Good
Very Good
Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.7 " (14.48 cm)

Resolution

1312x2560 px (FHD+)

Pixel Density

505 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.8 %

84.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less display

with notch

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
Size Compare
Dimensions

Height: 143.8 mm
Width: 69.5 mm
Thickness: 8.5 mm

Height: 141.5 mm
Width: 71.1 mm
Thickness: 7.8 mm

Weight

143 grams

185 grams

Build Material

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Case: Ceramic, Titanium
Back: Ceramic, Titanium

Colours

Black, Blue, Silver

Black Moon, Stellar Grey, Pure White, Ocean Depths

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Dual

Resolution

12.3 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera(2.3" sensor size, 1.55µm pixel size)

13 MP f/1.8, Primary Camera
13 MP

Sensor

Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus, Laser autofocus

, Hybrid autofocus, Phase Detection autofocus, Laser autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, Dual LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4032 x 3024 Pixels

4128 x 3096 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 @ 120 fps
1280x720 @ 240 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Front Camera
Good
Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera(3.2" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size)

8 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera

Flash

No

, Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

2770 mAh

3040 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 26 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

, Fast

, Fast

USB Type-C

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

32 GB

128 GB

Expandable Memory

No

No

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano

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) / 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) / 1500(band 21) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 / 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) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
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) / 1500(band 11) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 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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Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.2

, v5.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Back

Rear

Other Sensors

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

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