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Summary
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75%
Performance

Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850

4 GB RAM

Snapdragon 662

6 GB RAM

Display

6.5" (16.51 cm)

720x1600 px (HD+)

6.53" (16.59 cm)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP

Quad Camera

48 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP

Triple Camera

Front Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Battery

6000 mAh

58 h talktime (4G)

6000 mAh

Storage

64 GB

1 TB (Expandable)

64 GB

512 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

3.5/5

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4.0/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.1/5 based on 190,190 ratings

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4.3/5 based on 487,919 ratings

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General
Launch Date

March 17, 2021 (Official)

February 3, 2021 (Official)

Operating System

Android v11

Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

MIUI

Performance
Good
Good
Chipset

Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850

Qualcomm Snapdragon 662

CPU

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A55

Octa core (2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260)

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Mali-G52 MP1

Adreno 610

RAM

4 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR4X

Display
Average
Good
Display Type

PLS TFT LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.5 " (16.51 cm)

6.53 " (16.59 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi

395 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.95 %

83.25 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less display

with notch

with waterdrop notch

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Brightness

400 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

60 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.34 %

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 164 mm
Width: 75.9 mm
Thickness: 9.7 mm

Height: 162.3 mm
Width: 77.3 mm
Thickness: 9.6 mm

Weight

221 grams

197 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Plastic

Colours

Black, Blue, White

Power Black, Cool Blue, Poco Yellow

Waterproof

, Splash proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Quad

Triple

Resolution

48 MP f/2.0, Wide Angle (80° field-of-view), Primary Camera(2" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)5 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(4.0" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)2 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera
2 MP f/2.4, Depth Camera

48 MP f/1.79, Wide Angle (79° field-of-view), Primary Camera(2" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)2 MP f/2.4, Depth Camera(1.75µm pixel size)2 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera(1.75µm pixel size)

Autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8000 x 6000 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

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Good
Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera

8 MP f/2.05, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(2" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)

Autofocus

No

Flash

No

No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Very Good
Very Good
Capacity

6000 mAh

6000 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 58 Hours(4G)

Standby time

Up to 672 Hours(4G)

Quick Charging

, Fast, 15W

, Fast, 18W

USB Type-C

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

64 GB

64 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 1 TB

, Up to 512 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 48 GB

Up to 47.4 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

UFS 2.1

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 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) / 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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 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) / 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: 1.19 W/kg

Head: 0.868 W/kg, Body: 0.865 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v5.0

, v5.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

No

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging

Mass storage device, USB charging

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

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