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Summary
Performance

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880

3 GB RAM

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810

4 GB RAM

Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

8 GB RAM

Display

5.2" (13.21 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

5.8" (14.73 cm)

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

6.78" (17.22 cm)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

12 MP + 12 MP

Dual Camera

50 MP + 8 MP

Dual Camera

Front Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

50 MP

Single Camera

Battery

3000 mAh

16 h talktime (3G)

3000 mAh

5500 mAh

Storage

32 GB

256 GB (Expandable)

64 GB

256 GB (Expandable)

128 GB

1 TB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4.0/5

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7.5/10

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User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.1/5 based on 1,095 ratings

Benchmarks

N/A

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General
Launch Date

March 15, 2017 (Official)

May 2, 2024 (Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Android v14

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Performance
Average
Very Good
Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

CPU

Octa core, 1.9 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core (2.3 GHz, Quad core, M2 Mongoose + 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Octa core (2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55)

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Mali-T830 MP3

Mali-G71 MP20

Adreno 710

RAM

3 GB

4 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR4X

Display
Very Good
Very Good
Display Type

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.8 " (14.73 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Aspect Ratio

18:9

Pixel Density

506 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.29 %

91.18 %

90.33 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Bezel-less display

with punch-hole display

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Peak Brightness

1300 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.3 %

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 146.1 mm
Width: 71.4 mm
Thickness: 7.9 mm

Height: 147.7 mm
Width: 68.7 mm
Thickness: 8.4 mm

Height: 164.36 mm
Width: 74.75 mm
Thickness: 7.75 mm

Weight

159 grams

163 grams

188 grams

Build Material

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Back: Mineral Glass

Colours

Black Sky, Gold Sand

Black

Velvet Red, Silk Blue

Waterproof

, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP68

, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP68

, Splash proof, IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Dust proof

Dust proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Dual

Dual

Resolution

16 MP f/1.9, Primary Camera

12 MP, Primary Camera
12 MP

50 MP f/1.79, Wide Angle (79° field-of-view), Primary Camera(1.95" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)8 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(4.0" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), CMOS image sensor

Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

IMX882, CMOS image sensor, Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, Dual-color LED Flash

, Smart Aura Light

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera
Very Good
Very Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Single

Resolution

16 MP f/1.9, Primary Camera

8 MP, Primary Camera

50 MP f/2.45, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(25 mm focal length)

Sensor

CMOS

Autofocus

Flash

No

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Very Good
Capacity

3000 mAh

3000 mAh

5500 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 16 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

, Fast

, Fast

, Fast, 44W

USB Type-C

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

32 GB

64 GB

128 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 256 GB

, Up to 256 GB

, Up to 1 TB

User Available Storage

Up to 23.1 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

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

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

VoLTE

SIM 1

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
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)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 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
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 0.311 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.2

, v5.0

, v5.1

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

with Glonass

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging

Mass storage device, USB charging

USB 2.0, Mass storage device, USB charging

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Applications

Samsung Pay

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