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Samsung Galaxy A36 5G vs POCO X8 5G
Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G vs POCO X8 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.
Here is the summary of the results:
Performance: Both Samsung Galaxy A36 5G and POCO X8 5G run at the same processing speed of 2.4 GHz.
Display: POCO X8 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers 6.7 inches, making POCO X8 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A36 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to POCO X8 5G's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G the better display of the two.
Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A36 5G and POCO X8 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.
Front Camera: POCO X8 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers 12 MP, making POCO X8 5G better for front camera photography.
Battery: POCO X8 5G delivers longer battery life with 18h 27m, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G delivers 9h 21m, making POCO X8 5G the better pick for all day usage.
Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A36 5G and POCO X8 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.
Expert Review: POCO X8 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G is rated 7.5.
User Rating: POCO X8 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G has a rating of 4.4.
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Summary
Release Date
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02 Mar, 2025
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04 Sep, 2026
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08 Oct, 2026
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Performance
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Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
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Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
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MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
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Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
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Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
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Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
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8 GB RAM
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6 GB RAM
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6 GB RAM
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Display
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6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
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6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
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6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
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Super AMOLED
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AMOLED
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AMOLED
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1080x2340 px (FHD+)
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2772x1280 px (UHD (4k))
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1272x2712 px (FHD+)
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120 Hz Refresh Rate
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120 Hz Refresh Rate
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144 Hz Refresh Rate
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Rear Camera
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50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
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50 MP
Primary Camera
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50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
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8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
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2 MP
Depth Camera
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2 MP
Mono Depth Camera
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5 MP
Macro Camera
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N/A
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N/A
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Front Camera
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12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
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16 MP
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16 MP
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Battery
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5000 mAh
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9000 mAh
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8000 mAh
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45W Super Fast Charging
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67W Hyper Charging
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45W Super VOOC Charging
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No Wireless Charging
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N/A
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No Wireless Charging
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Storage
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128 GB
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128 GB
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128 GB
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UFS 2.2
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UFS 2.2
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UFS 3.1
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Expert Review
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7.5/10
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8.0/10
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N/A
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Pros
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Cons
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User Ratings
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4.4/5
(6,542 ratings)
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4.6/5
(251 ratings)
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N/A
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Benchmarks (The higher, the better)
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655,225
AnTuTu Score
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889,090
AnTuTu Score
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951,668
AnTuTu Score
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9h 21m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
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18h 27m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
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18h 49m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
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Video
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There are no videos available for the device.
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There are no videos available for the device.
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User Feedback
General
Launch Date
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Mar 02, 2025
(Official)
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Sep 04, 2026
(Official)
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Sep 29, 2026
(Official)
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Operating System
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Android v15
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Android v16
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Android v17
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OS Updates
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6 Years
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4 Year
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6 Year
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Security Updates
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6 Years
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6 Year
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6 Year
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Custom UI
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Samsung One UI
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HyperOS
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ColorOS
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Performance
Performance Rating
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Chipset
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
View Details
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
View Details
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MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
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Processor
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Octa core
2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55 |
Octa core
2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55 |
Octa core
2.5 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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4 nm
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4 nm
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4 nm
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Graphics (GPU)
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Adreno 710
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Adreno 710
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Mali-G615 MC2
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RAM
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8 GB / 12 GB
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6 GB / 8 GB
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6 GB / 8 GB
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RAM Type
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LPDDR4X
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LPDDR4X
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LPDDR4X
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Cooling Technology
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N/A
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N/A
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Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²
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Performance Test Results
AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.
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655,225
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889,090
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951,668
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Bootup Time (The lower, the better)
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24.0 s
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26.0 s
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26.0 s
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Gaming Test Results
Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.
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N/A
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774
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853
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Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)
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6.0 %
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N/A
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N/A
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Heating* (The lower, the better)
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28.4 %
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N/A
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N/A
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Display
Display Rating
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Display Type
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Super AMOLED
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AMOLED
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AMOLED
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Screen Size
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6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
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6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
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6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
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Resolution
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1080x2340 px (FHD+)
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2772x1280 px (UHD (4k))
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1272x2712 px (FHD+)
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Peak Brightness
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1900 nits
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3500 nits
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3600 nits
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HBM Brightness
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1200 nits
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N/A
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1800 nits
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PWM Dimming
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N/A
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3840 Hz
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N/A
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Refresh Rate
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120 Hz
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120 Hz
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144 Hz
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Touch Sampling Rate
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N/A
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3200 Hz
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240 Hz
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Aspect Ratio
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19.5:9
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20:9
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20:9
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Pixel Density
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385 ppi
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447 ppi
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450 ppi
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Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)
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86.64 %
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89.42 %
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90.5 %
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Screen Protection
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Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
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Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
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Yes
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Bezel-less Display
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Yes with punch-hole display
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Yes with punch-hole display
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Yes with punch-hole display
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HDR 10 / HDR+ Support
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Yes HDR 10+
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N/A
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N/A
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Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)
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87.8 %
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N/A
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93.6 %
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Design
Height
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162.7 mm
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163.45 mm
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162.56 mm
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Width
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78 mm
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78.27 mm
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77.6 mm
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Thickness
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7.4 mm
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8.6 mm
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8.4 mm
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Weight
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195 grams
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226 grams
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207 grams
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Build Material
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Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
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N/A
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Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2
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Water Resistance
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Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
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Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 55 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)
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Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69
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Ruggedness
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Dust proof
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Dust proof
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Shock proof
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Rear Camera
Rear Camera Rating
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Resolution
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50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.96" sensor size |
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.81/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size |
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size |
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8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size |
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1/5.0" sensor size |
2 MP
Mono Depth Camera |
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5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera |
N/A
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N/A
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Autofocus
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Yes
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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 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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8150 x 6150 Pixels
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N/A
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N/A
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Settings
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Exposure compensation ISO control
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N/A
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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 |
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
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Beautify
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Camera Features
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10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash Face detection Filters Touch to focus |
10 x Digital Zoom
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10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom |
Video Recording
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4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps HD @240 fps |
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps |
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps HD @30 fps |
Video Recording Features
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Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode |
N/A
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Dual Video Recording
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Front Camera
Front Camera Rating
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Resolution
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12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera |
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera |
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size |
Autofocus
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No
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N/A
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N/A
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Flash
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No
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Yes Screen flash
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Yes Screen flash
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Camera Features
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Fixed Focus
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N/A
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N/A
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Video Recording
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4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps |
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps |
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps |
Battery
Battery Rating
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Capacity
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5000 mAh
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9000 mAh
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8000 mAh
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Battery Type
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Li-ion
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Silicon Carbon
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N/A
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TalkTime
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N/A
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N/A
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Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)
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Quick Charging
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Yes 45W Super Fast Charging 66% in 30 minutes
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Yes 67W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes
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Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging
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Reverse Charging
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N/A
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Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging
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Yes 10W Reverse Charging
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Battery Test Results
Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.
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9h 21m
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18h 27m
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18h 49m
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Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)
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1h 3m 27s
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1h 15m 35s
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1h 25m 55s
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Storage
Internal Storage
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128 GB / 256 GB
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128 GB / 256 GB
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128 GB / 256 GB
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Storage Type
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UFS 2.2
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UFS 2.2
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UFS 3.1
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Expandable Storage
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No
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N/A
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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
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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 4G
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5G 4G
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5G 4G
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VoLTE
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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SIM 1
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5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 |
5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 |
5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 |
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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 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) |
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 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) |
4G Bands: TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) |
SIM 2
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5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 |
5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 |
5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 |
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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 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) |
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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) |
4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) |
SAR Value
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Head: 1.071 W/kg
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N/A
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Head: 1.189 W/kg Body: 0.915 W/kg
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Wi-Fi
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Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO
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Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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Wi-Fi Features
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Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
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Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
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Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
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Bluetooth
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Yes v5.4
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Yes v5.1
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Yes v5.4
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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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No
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No
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IR Blaster
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N/A
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Yes
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Yes
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Multimedia
Stereo Speakers
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Audio Jack
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USB Type-C
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USB Type-C
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USB Type-C
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Audio Features
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Dolby Atmos
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Dolby Atmos
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N/A
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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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On-screen
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On-screen
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On-screen
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Fingerprint Sensor Type
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Optical
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Optical
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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 Gyroscope
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Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
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