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Summary
80%
83%
Performance

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610

4 GB RAM

Snapdragon 835

4 GB RAM

Display

6.4" (16.26 cm)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

5.8" (14.73 cm)

1440x2960 px (QHD+)

Rear Camera

25 MP + 5 MP + 8 MP

Triple Camera

12 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

25 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Battery

4000 mAh

23 h talktime (3G)

4000 mAh

Storage

64 GB

512 GB (Expandable)

64 GB

256 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

3.5/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.3/5 based on 80,291 ratings

Benchmarks

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General
Launch Date

March 2, 2019 (Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Performance
Good
Good
Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

CPU

Octa core (2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 + 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Octa core (2.35 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 + 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280)

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Mali-G72 MP3

Adreno 540

RAM

4 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Display
Very Good
Excellent
Display Type

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.8 " (14.73 cm)

Resolution

1440x2960 px (QHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

568 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.97 %

75.42 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less display

with waterdrop notch

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.6 %

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 158.5 mm
Width: 74.5 mm
Thickness: 7.7 mm

Height: 151.8 mm
Width: 74.9 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm

Weight

166 grams

208 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Colours

Black, Blue, White

Tungsten Gold, Meteor Gray

Waterproof

, Splash proof, IP68

Ruggedness

Dust proof, Humidity proof, Shock proof, Temperature proof, Vibration proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Triple

Single

Resolution

25 MP f/1.7, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length)5 MP f/2.2, Depth Camera(13 mm focal length)8 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(12 mm focal length)

12 MP f/1.7, Primary Camera

Autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

5288 x 3968 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

8 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera
Very Good
Very Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

25 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera(25 mm focal length)

8 MP f/1.7, Primary Camera

Sensor

CMOS

Autofocus

No

Flash

No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Good
Good
Capacity

4000 mAh

4000 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 23 Hours(3G)

Wireless Charging

Quick Charging

, Fast, 15W

, Fast

USB Type-C

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

64 GB

64 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 512 GB

, Up to 256 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 49 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM, Dual VoLTE

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not 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) / 850(band 5) / 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) / 1900(band 39)
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) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SIM 2

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

SAR Value

Head: 0.335 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v5.0

, v5.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging

Multimedia
Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Back

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Heart Rate Monitor

IRIS Scanner

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope