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Summary
72%
70%
Performance

HiSilicon Kirin

4 GB RAM

HiSilicon Kirin

3 GB RAM

Display

5.2" (13.21 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

5.65" (14.35 cm)

1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP + 12 MP

Dual Camera

13 MP + 2 MP

Dual Camera

Front Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

13 MP + 2 MP

Dual Camera

Battery

3000 mAh

17.5 h talktime (3G)

3000 mAh

20 h talktime (3G)

Storage

32 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

32 GB

256 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

3.5/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.3/5 based on 3,930 ratings

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★★★★★

4.3/5 based on 477,866 ratings

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General
Launch Date

October 12, 2016 (Official)

January 21, 2018 (Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Custom UI

EMUI

EMUI

Performance
Good
Average
Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 950

HiSilicon Kirin 659

CPU

Octa core (2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Octa core (2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 + 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Mali-T880 MP4

Mali-T830 MP2

RAM

4 GB

3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

Display
Good
Good
Display Type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 " (13.21 cm)

5.65 " (14.35 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

16:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi

427 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.99 %

75.88 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3, Scratch-resistant glass

Bezel-less display

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
Size Compare
Dimensions

Height: 145.5 mm
Width: 71.0 mm
Thickness: 7.4 mm

Height: 151 mm
Width: 71.9 mm
Thickness: 7.6 mm

Weight

153 grams

149 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Colours

Sunrise Gold, Pearl White, Sapphire Blue

Glacier Grey,Midnight Black,Sapphire Blue

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Dual

Dual

Resolution

12 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera(1.25µm pixel size)12 MP

13 MP, Primary Camera
2 MP, Depth Camera

Sensor

Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

, Laser autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, Dual-color LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 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
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Good
Very Good
Camera Setup

Single

Dual

Resolution

8 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera

13 MP, Primary Camera
2 MP, Depth Camera

Sensor

CMOS

Autofocus

No

Flash

No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

3000 mAh

3000 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 17.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 21 Hours(2G)

Up to 20 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 390 Hours(4G) / Up to 380 Hours(3G)

Up to 576 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

, Fast

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

32 GB

32 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 128 GB

, Up to 256 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 22.3 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

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)
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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 800 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 1.45 W/kg

Head: 1.06 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.2

, v4.2

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope