Huawei Mate 8
₹38,990
(Discontinued)
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Samsung Galaxy A9
₹31,990
(Discontinued)
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Huawei Mate 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A9
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Comparing the Huawei Mate 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.
Here is the summary of the results:
Performance: Huawei Mate 8 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A9 runs at 1.8 GHz, making Huawei Mate 8 the better performer.
Display: Both Huawei Mate 8 and Samsung Galaxy A9 offer the same screen size of 6 inches, but Samsung Galaxy A9 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Huawei Mate 8's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A9 the better display of the two.
Rear Camera: Huawei Mate 8 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A9 offers 13 MP, making Huawei Mate 8 better for rear camera photography.
Front Camera: Both Huawei Mate 8 and Samsung Galaxy A9 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.
Battery: Both Huawei Mate 8 and Samsung Galaxy A9 offer the same 4000 mAh battery capacity.
Storage: Huawei Mate 8 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy A9 offers 32 GB, making Huawei Mate 8 the better option for storage.
User Rating: Huawei Mate 8 receives a higher user rating of 5, while Samsung Galaxy A9 has a rating of 2.
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Summary
Release Date
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17 Jun, 2016
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12 Jan, 2016
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11 Sep, 2026
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Performance
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N/A
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HiSilicon Kirin
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Snapdragon 652
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Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
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Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
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Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
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Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
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4 GB RAM
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3 GB RAM
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8 GB RAM
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Display
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N/A
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6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
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6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
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6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
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IPS LCD
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Super AMOLED
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AMOLED
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1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
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1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
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1280x2772 px (FHD+)
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N/A
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N/A
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120 Hz Refresh Rate
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Rear Camera
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N/A
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16 MP
Primary Camera
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13 MP
Primary Camera
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50 MP
Primary Camera
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N/A
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N/A
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8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
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Front Camera
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N/A
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8 MP
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8 MP
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32 MP
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Battery
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N/A
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4000 mAh
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4000 mAh
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10000 mAh
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N/A
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Fast Charging
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100W Hyper Charging
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Storage
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64 GB
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32 GB
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128 GB
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N/A
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N/A
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UFS 2.2
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User Ratings
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5/5
(1 rating)
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2/5
(4 ratings)
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N/A
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User Feedback
General
Launch Date
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N/A
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N/A
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Sep 04, 2026
(Official)
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Operating System
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Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
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Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
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Android v16
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OS Updates
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N/A
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N/A
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4 Year
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Security Updates
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N/A
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N/A
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6 Year
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Custom UI
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N/A
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N/A
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HyperOS
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Performance
Performance Rating
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Good
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Avg
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N/A
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Chipset
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
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Processor
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Octa core
2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 |
Octa core
1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 |
Octa core
2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55 |
Architecture (The higher, the better)
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64 bit
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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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N/A
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N/A
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4 nm
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Graphics (GPU)
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Mali-T880 MP4
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Adreno 510
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Adreno
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RAM
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4 GB
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3 GB
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8 GB
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RAM Type
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LPDDR4
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N/A
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LPDDR5X
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Display
Display Rating
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Excellent
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Excellent
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N/A
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Display Type
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IPS LCD
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Super AMOLED
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AMOLED
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Screen Size
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6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
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6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
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6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
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Resolution
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1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
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1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
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1280x2772 px (FHD+)
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Peak Brightness
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N/A
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N/A
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3500 nits
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HBM Brightness
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N/A
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N/A
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2000 nits
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PWM Dimming
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N/A
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N/A
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3840 Hz
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Refresh Rate
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N/A
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N/A
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120 Hz
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Pixel Density
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367 ppi
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367 ppi
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447 ppi
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Touch Sampling Rate
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N/A
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N/A
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240 Hz
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Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)
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77.95 %
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75.69 %
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89.32 %
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Aspect Ratio
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N/A
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N/A
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19.5:9
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Screen Protection
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Yes
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N/A
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Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
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Bezel-less Display
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N/A
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N/A
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Yes with punch-hole display
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HDR 10 / HDR+ Support
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N/A
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N/A
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Yes HDR 10+
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Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)
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N/A
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N/A
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89.5 %
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Design
Height
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157.4 mm
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161.7 mm
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163.44 mm
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Width
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80.7 mm
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80.9 mm
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78.27 mm
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Thickness
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8.4 mm
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7.4 mm
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8.65 mm
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Weight
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185 grams
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200 grams
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229 grams
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Build Material
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Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium |
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal |
Back: Polycarbonate
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Water Resistance
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N/A
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N/A
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Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)
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Rear Camera
Rear Camera Rating
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Very Good
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Good
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N/A
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Resolution
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16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor |
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 |
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size |
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N/A
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N/A
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8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size |
Autofocus
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Yes Phase Detection autofocus
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Yes
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Yes
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OIS
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Flash
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Yes Dual-color LED Flash
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Yes LED Flash
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Yes LED Flash
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Image Resolution
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4616 x 3464 Pixels
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4128 x 3096 Pixels
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N/A
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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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N/A
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Shooting Modes
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Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Macro Mode |
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) |
N/A
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Camera Features
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Digital Zoom
Auto Flash Digital image stabilization Face detection Touch to focus |
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash Digital image stabilization Face detection Touch to focus |
20 x Digital Zoom
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Video Recording
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3840x2160 @ 30 fps
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1920x1080 @ 30 fps
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4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps HD @30 fps |
Front Camera
Front Camera Rating
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Good
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Good
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N/A
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Resolution
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8 MP
Primary CameraCMOS |
8 MP
Primary Camera |
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size |
Autofocus
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N/A
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N/A
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Yes
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Flash
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N/A
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N/A
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Yes Screen flash
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Video Recording
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1920x1080 @ 30 fps
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1920x1080 @ 30 fps
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4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps |
Battery
Battery Rating
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Excellent
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Excellent
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N/A
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Capacity
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4000 mAh
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4000 mAh
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10000 mAh
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Battery Type
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Li-Polymer
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Li-ion
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Silicon Carbon
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Quick Charging
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N/A
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Yes Fast Charging
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Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes
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Reverse Charging
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N/A
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N/A
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Yes 27W Reverse Charging
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Storage
Internal Storage
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64 GB
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32 GB
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128 GB
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Storage Type
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N/A
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N/A
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UFS 2.2
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Expandable Storage
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Yes Up to 128 GB
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Yes Up to 128 GB
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N/A
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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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Dual SIM
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SIM Type
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SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
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SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
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SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
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Network Support
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5G Not Supported 4G
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5G Not Supported 4G
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5G 4G
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VoLTE
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N/A
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N/A
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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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) |
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) / 850(band 5) |
5G Bands: FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 |
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4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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4G Bands: TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) |
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SIM 2
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N/A
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N/A
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5G Bands: FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 |
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N/A
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N/A
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4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) |
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SAR Value
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N/A
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Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.33 W/kg
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N/A
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Wi-Fi
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Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
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Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
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Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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Wi-Fi Features
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Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
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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 v4.1
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Yes v4.1
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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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Yes with Glonass
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NFC
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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IR Blaster
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N/A
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N/A
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Yes
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Multimedia
Stereo Speakers
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N/A
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N/A
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Yes
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Audio Jack
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3.5 mm
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3.5 mm
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USB Type-C
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Audio Features
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N/A
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N/A
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Dolby Atmos
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Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Fingerprint Sensor Position
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Back
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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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N/A
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Optical
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Other Sensors
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Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
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Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
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Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
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