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Summary
78%
75%
Performance

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885

4 GB RAM

Snapdragon 626

4 GB RAM

Display

5.6" (14.22 cm)

1080x2220 px (FHD+)

6.3" (16 cm)

1080x2280 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

16 MP + 5 MP

Dual Camera

Front Camera

16 MP + 8 MP

Dual Camera

24 MP

Single Camera

Battery

3000 mAh

3260 mAh

Storage

32 GB

256 GB (Expandable)

64 GB

256 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

3.5/5

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Benchmarks

N/A

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General
Launch Date

April 2, 2018 (Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Performance
Good
Good
Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

CPU

Octa core (2.2 GHz, Dual core + 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core)

Octa core, 2.2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Adreno 506

RAM

4 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

Display
Very Good
Good
Display Type

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.6 " (14.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2220 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9

Pixel Density

441 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.89 %

84.87 %

Screen Protection

Bezel-less display

with notch

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 149.2 mm
Width: 70.6 mm
Thickness: 8.4 mm

Height: 154.81 mm
Width: 75.03 mm
Thickness: 7.89 mm

Weight

172 grams

150 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Colours

Black, Blue, Gold, Orchid Grey

Pearl Black, Champagne Gold, Sapphire Blue

Waterproof

, Water resistant, IP68

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Dual

Resolution

16 MP f/1.7, Primary Camera

16 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera
5 MP f/2.4, Depth Camera

Sensor

CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4920 x 3264 Pixels

4616 x 3464 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)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Software Based Aperture

F0.95-F16

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Very Good
Excellent
Camera Setup

Dual

Single

Resolution

16 MP f/1.9, Primary Camera
8 MP Camera

24 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.8" sensor size, 0.9µm pixel size)

Sensor

CMOS

Autofocus

Flash

, Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

3000 mAh

3260 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

Quick Charging

, Fast

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

32 GB

64 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 256 GB

, Up to 256 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 49.7 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: 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) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 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) / 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) / 1700(band 4) / 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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: 1.380 W/kg, Body: 0.406 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 Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v5.0

, v4.2

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0, Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Rear

Other Sensors

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

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Applications

Google Services - Play Store, Google, Chrome, Google Map, YouTube, Drive, Play Music, Play Movies and TV, Google Duo, Photos, Flipkart, Newspoint, Amazon, UC Browser, WPS office, Whatsapp