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Summary
Performance

MediaTek Helio G36

Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)

4 GB RAM

Unisoc T603

Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)

3 GB RAM

MediaTek Dimensity 6300

Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)

4 GB RAM

Display

6.71" (17.04 cm)

IPS LCD

720x1650 px (HD+)

90 Hz Refresh Rate

6.71" (17.04 cm)

IPS LCD

720x1650 px (HD+)

90 Hz Refresh Rate

6.7" (17.02 cm)

Super AMOLED

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

8 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera

2 MP Depth Camera

8 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera

0.08 MP Camera

50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera

5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera

5 MP

5 MP Wide Angle Lens

13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh

No Wireless Charging

5000 mAh

No Wireless Charging

5000 mAh

25W Fast Charging

No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB

eMMC 5.1

64 GB

eMMC 5.1

128 GB

N/A

User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.2/5 based on 84,883 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.1/5 based on 2,024 ratings

Benchmarks

N/A 

15h 12m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General
Launch Date

March 28, 2024 (Official)

June 24, 2024 (Official)

March 13, 2025 (Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v14

Android v14

OS Updates

2 Years

2 Years

6 Years

Security Updates

3 Years

3 Years

6 Years

Custom UI

MIUI

MIUI

Performance
Average
Good
Good
Chipset

MediaTek Helio G36

Unisoc T603

MediaTek Dimensity 6300

CPU

Octa core (2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 + 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Octa core, 1.8 GHz, Cortex A55

Octa core (2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 + 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55)

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

64 bit

Fabrication

12 nm

6 nm

Graphics

PowerVR GE8320

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB

3 GB / 4 GB

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR4X

Display
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Display Type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.71 " (17.04 cm)

6.71 " (17.04 cm)

6.7 " (17.02 cm)

Resolution

720x1650 px (HD+)

720x1650 px (HD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

90 Hz

90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

268 ppi

268 ppi

385 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.34 %

83.34 %

85.86 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less display

with waterdrop notch

with waterdrop notch

with notch

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 168.4 mm
Width: 76.3 mm
Thickness: 8.3 mm

Height: 168.4 mm
Width: 76.3 mm
Thickness: 8.3 mm

Height: 164.4 mm
Width: 77.9 mm
Thickness: 7.9 mm

Weight

199 grams

193 grams

192 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Plastic

Camera
Main Camera
Resolution

8 MP Primary Camera,f/2.0, Wide Angle
2 MP, Depth Camera

8 MP Primary Camera,f/2.0, Wide Angle
0.08 MP

50 MP Primary Camera,10x Digital Zoom,f/1.8, Wide Angle(1/2.76" sensor size, 0.64µm pixel size)5 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(1/5.0" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)2 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera

Autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Film Camera

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter

Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Video Recording Features

Short Video Mode

Front Camera
Good
Very Good
Very Good
Resolution

5 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

5 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera

13 MP f/2.0, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(1/3.1" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)

Autofocus

No

Flash

, Soft light flash

No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Capacity

5000 mAh

5000 mAh

5000 mAh

Standby time

Up to 575 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

, 25W Fast Charging

Storage
Internal Memory

64 GB / 128 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

128 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 1 TB

, Up to 1 TB

, Up to 1.5 TB

User Available Storage

Up to 51 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM, Dual VoLTE

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported, 4G

5G Not Supported, 4G

5G, 4G

VoLTE

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.839 W/kg, Body: 0.773 W/kg

Head: 0.838 W/kg, Body: 0.776 W/kg

Head: 1.08 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v5.4

, v5.4

, v5.3

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

No

Multimedia
FM Radio

, Recording option

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

Side

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope

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