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Summary
81%
83%
Performance

HiSilicon Kirin

6 GB RAM

Snapdragon 845

8 GB RAM

Display

5.84" (14.83 cm)

1080x2280 px (FHD+)

6.21" (15.77 cm)

1080x2248 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

16 MP + 24 MP

Dual Camera

12 MP + 12 MP

Dual Camera

Front Camera

24 MP

Single Camera

20 MP

Single Camera

Battery

3400 mAh

3000 mAh

Storage

128 GB

Non Expandable

128 GB

Non Expandable

Expert Rating

4.0/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.4/5 based on 10,857 ratings

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General
Launch Date

May 23, 2018 (Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

EMUI

MIUI

Performance
Good
Very Good
Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 970

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

CPU

Octa core (2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Octa core (2.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385)

Co-Processor

i7

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Mali-G72 MP12

Adreno 630

RAM

6 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR4X

Display
Good
Very Good
Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.21 " (15.77 cm)

Resolution

1080x2248 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18.7:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

79.52 %

83.77 %

Bezel-less display

with notch

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
Size Compare
Dimensions

Height: 149.6 mm
Width: 71.2 mm
Thickness: 7.7 mm

Height: 154.9 mm
Width: 74.8 mm
Thickness: 7.6 mm

Weight

153 grams

177 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Colours

Midnight Black, Phantom Blue

Transparent back

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Dual

Dual

Resolution

16 MP f/1.8, Primary Camera
24 MP f/1.8

12 MP f/1.8, Primary Camera(1.4µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.4(1µm pixel size)

Sensor

IMX498, Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), CMOS image sensor, Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

IMX363, Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus, Continuous autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

Flash

, LED Flash

, Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

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
Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

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

Front Camera
Very Good
Very Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

24 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

20 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

Exmor RS

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Good
Average
Capacity

3400 mAh

3000 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

No

Quick Charging

, Fast: 50 % in 25 minutes

, Quick, v4.0

USB Type-C

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

128 GB

128 GB

Expandable Memory

No

No

User Available Storage

Up to 116 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM, Dual VoLTE

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM, Dual VoLTE

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: 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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 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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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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 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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Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.2

, v5.0

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

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

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