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Summary
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70%
Performance

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885

6 GB RAM

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

2 GB RAM

Display

6" (15.24 cm)

1080x2220 px (FHD+)

5.7" (14.48 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

16 MP + 8 MP

Dual Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

3500 mAh

23 h talktime (3G)

3050 mAh

17 h talktime (3G)

Storage

64 GB

256 GB (Expandable)

32 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

3.5/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.2/5 based on 4,062 ratings

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4.2/5 based on 1,576 ratings

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General
Launch Date

January 20, 2018 (Official)

August 3, 2015 (Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Performance
Good
Average
Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

CPU

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

Octa core (1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 + 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7)

Architecture

64 bit

32 bit

Graphics

Mali-G71

Mali-T628 MP6

RAM

6 GB

2 GB

Display
Very Good
Very Good
Aspect Ratio

18.5:9

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.82 %

73.64 %

Screen Protection

No

Bezel-less display

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 159.9 mm
Width: 75.7 mm
Thickness: 8.3 mm

Height: 158 mm
Width: 76.8 mm
Thickness: 5.9 mm

Weight

191 grams

151 grams

Build Material

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Colours

Black, Gold

Black, Gold, White

Waterproof

, Water resistant, IP68

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

16 MP f/1.7, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.8" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)

16 MP f/1.9, Primary Camera(31 mm focal length)

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

5312 x 2988 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
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Very Good
Average
Camera Setup

Dual

Single

Resolution

16 MP f/1.9, Primary Camera(27 mm focal length, 3.1" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)8 MP Camera(4.0" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)

5 MP f/1.9, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(23 mm focal length)

Autofocus

No

No

Flash

No

No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Good
Good
Capacity

3500 mAh

3050 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 23 Hours(3G)

Up to 17 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

, Fast

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

64 GB

32 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 256 GB

, Up to 128 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 51.2 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

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

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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
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
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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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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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 2300(band 40)
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
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓
GPRS:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 0.290 W/kg

Head: 0.100 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

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v5.0

, v4.1

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

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

Front

Other Sensors

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

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass