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Summary
81%
79%
Performance

Snapdragon 750G

4 GB RAM

Snapdragon 750G

6 GB RAM

Display

6.6" (16.76 cm)

720x1600 px (HD+)

6.67" (16.94 cm)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP

Quad Camera

108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP

Quad Camera

Front Camera

20 MP

Single Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

Battery

5000 mAh

4820 mAh

Storage

128 GB

1 TB (Expandable)

64 GB

512 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4.0/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.3/5 based on 3,231 ratings

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Benchmarks

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General
Launch Date

January 7, 2021 (Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)

Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

MIUI

Performance
Very Good
Very Good
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G

Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G

CPU

Octa core (2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 570 + 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 570)

Octa core (2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 570 + 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 570)

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Adreno 619

Adreno 619

RAM

4 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR4X

Display
Good
Good
Display Type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.6 " (16.76 cm)

6.67 " (16.94 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

20:9

20:9

Pixel Density

266 ppi

395 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.28 %

84.61 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less display

with waterdrop notch

with punch-hole display

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Brightness

450 nits

HDR 10 / HDR+ support

, HDR 10+

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Design
Size Compare
Size Compare
Dimensions

Height: 164.4 mm
Width: 75.9 mm
Thickness: 8.6 mm

Height: 165.3 mm
Width: 76.8 mm
Thickness: 9 mm

Weight

193 grams

214.5 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Colours

Black, Grey, White

Pacific Sunrise, Midnight Black, Atlantic Blue

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Quad

Quad

Resolution

48 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(2" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)8 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera
5 MP f/2.4, Depth Camera

108 MP f/1.75, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 0.7µm pixel size)8 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(4.0" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)2 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera(1.75µm pixel size)2 MP f/2.4, Depth Camera(1.75µm pixel size)

Sensor

S5KHM2, ISOCELL Plus

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

12000 x 9000 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)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera
Very Good
Very Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

20 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera

16 MP f/2.45, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(1µm pixel size)

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Battery
Very Good
Very Good
Capacity

5000 mAh

4820 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

No

Quick Charging

, Fast, 15W

, Fast, 33W: 100 % in 58 minutes

USB Type-C

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

128 GB

64 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 1 TB

, Up to 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1

UFS 2.2

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

VoLTE

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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5G Bands:
TDD 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) / 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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SIM 2

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)
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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 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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SAR Value

Head: 0.867 W/kg, Body: 0.825 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v5.0

, v5.1

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging

Mass storage device, USB charging

Multimedia
Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope