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86%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
₹63,999
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84%
Apple iPhone 12
₹49,900
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Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus vs Apple iPhone 12
Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus vs Apple iPhone 12 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.
Here is the summary of the results:
Performance: Apple iPhone 12 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,953, while Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus scores 3,349, making Apple iPhone 12 the better performer.
Display: Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Apple iPhone 12 offers 6.1 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 12's Super Retina XDR, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus the better display of the two.
Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus and Apple iPhone 12 feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.
Front Camera: Apple iPhone 12 offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus offers 10 MP, making Apple iPhone 12 better for front camera photography.
Battery: Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 4800 mAh, while Apple iPhone 12 offers 2815 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus better for longer battery life.
Storage: Apple iPhone 12 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone 12 the better option for storage.
Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus and Apple iPhone 12 equally at 8.
User Rating: Apple iPhone 12 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus has a rating of 4.1.
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Summary
Spec Score
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86%
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84%
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Release Date
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29 Jan, 2021
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18 Oct, 2020
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Performance
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Samsung Exynos 2100
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Apple A14 Bionic
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Octa Core (upto 2.9 GHz)
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Hexa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)
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8 GB RAM
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4 GB RAM
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Display
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6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
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6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
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Dynamic AMOLED 2x
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Super Retina XDR
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1080x2400 px (FHD+)
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1170x2532 px (FHD+)
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120 Hz Refresh Rate
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60 Hz Refresh Rate
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Rear Camera
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12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
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12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
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64 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 1.1x Optical Zoom)
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12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
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12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
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N/A
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Front Camera
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10 MP
Wide Angle Lens
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12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
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Battery
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4800 mAh
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2815 mAh
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25W Fast Charging
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20W Fast Charging
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Wireless Charging
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Wireless Charging
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Storage
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128 GB
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64 GB
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UFS 3.1
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NVMe
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Expert Review
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8.0/10
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8.0/10
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Pros
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Cons
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User Ratings
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4.1/5
(873 ratings)
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4.6/5
(230,634 ratings)
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Benchmarks (The higher, the better)
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626,954
AnTuTu Score
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621,879
AnTuTu Score
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9h 38m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
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N/A
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User Feedback
General
Launch Date
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Jan 29, 2021
(Official)
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Oct 18, 2020
(Official)
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Operating System
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Android v11
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iOS v14
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Custom UI
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Samsung One UI
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N/A
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Performance
Performance Rating
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Chipset
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Samsung Exynos 2100
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Apple A14 Bionic
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Processor
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Octa core
2.9 GHz, Single core, Cortex X1 2.8 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A78 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55 |
Hexa Core
3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Icestorm |
Co-Processor
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N/A
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Apple M14 motion
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Architecture (The higher, the better)
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64 bit
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64 bit
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Fabrication (The lower, the better)
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5 nm
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5 nm
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Graphics (GPU)
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Mali-G78 MP14
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Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
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RAM
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8 GB
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4 GB
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RAM Type
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LPDDR5
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LPDDR4
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Performance Test Results
AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.
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626,954
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621,879
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Bootup Time (The lower, the better)
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34.0 s
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13.0 s
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Gaming Test Results
Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)
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8.0 %
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8.0 %
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Heating* (The lower, the better)
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36.2 %
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20.9 %
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Display
Display Rating
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Display Type
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Dynamic AMOLED 2x
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Super Retina XDR
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Screen Size
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6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
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6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
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Resolution
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1080x2400 px (FHD+)
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1170x2532 px (FHD+)
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Brightness
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1300 nits
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625 nits
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Refresh Rate
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120 Hz
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60 Hz
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Aspect Ratio
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20:9
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19.5:9
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Pixel Density
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393 ppi
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457 ppi
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Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)
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88.77 %
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86.89 %
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Screen Protection
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Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus
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Yes
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Bezel-less Display
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Yes with punch-hole display
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Yes
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HDR 10 / HDR+ Support
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Yes HDR 10+
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Yes
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Design
Height
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161.5 mm
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146.7 mm
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Width
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75.6 mm
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71.5 mm
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Thickness
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7.8 mm
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7.4 mm
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Weight
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200 grams
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162 grams
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Build Material
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Back: Gorilla Glass Victus
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Back: Gorilla Glass
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Water Resistance
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Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
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Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)
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Ruggedness
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Dust proof
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Dust proof
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Rear Camera
Rear Camera Rating
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Resolution
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12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size 1.8µm pixel size |
12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length |
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64 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera28 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size |
12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size |
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12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size |
N/A
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Autofocus
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Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
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Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
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OIS
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Yes
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Yes
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Flash
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Yes LED Flash
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Yes Dual LED Flash
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Image Resolution
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4000 x 3000 Pixels
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4000 x 3000 Pixels
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Settings
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Exposure compensation ISO control
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Exposure compensation ISO control
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Shooting Modes
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Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) |
Continuous Shooting
Burst mode |
Camera Features
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Digital Zoom
Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus |
5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus |
Video Recording
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8k @24 fps
4k @30 fps Full HD @60 fps HD @960 fps |
4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps HD @30 fps |
Video Recording Features
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Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video Video Pro Mode Stereo recording |
Slow Motion
Night Time-Lapse Audio Zoom Stereo recording |
Front Camera
Front Camera Rating
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Resolution
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10 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size |
12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size |
Autofocus
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Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
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N/A
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Flash
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N/A
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Yes Retina Flash
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Video Recording
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4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps |
4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps |
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Battery
Battery Rating
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Capacity
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4800 mAh
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2815 mAh
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Battery Type
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Li-ion
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Li-ion
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TalkTime
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Up to 40 Hours(4G)
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N/A
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Quick Charging
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Yes 25W Fast Charging
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Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
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Wireless Charging
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Yes
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Yes
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Battery Test Results
Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.
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9h 38m
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N/A
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Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)
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1h 1m 51s
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N/A
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Storage
Internal Storage
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128 GB / 256 GB
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64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
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Storage Type
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UFS 3.1
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NVMe
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Expandable Storage
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No
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No
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Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)
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Dual SIM
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Dual SIM
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SIM Type
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SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
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SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
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Network Support
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5G 4G
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5G 4G
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VoLTE
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Yes
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Yes
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SIM 1
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5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 |
5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79 |
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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) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) |
4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) |
SIM 2
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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) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) |
4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) |
SAR Value
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Head: 0.65 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg
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N/A
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Wi-Fi
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Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
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Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) MIMO
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Wi-Fi Features
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Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
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Mobile Hotspot
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Bluetooth
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Yes v5.0
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Yes v5.0
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GPS
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Yes with A-GPS Glonass
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Yes with A-GPS Glonass
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NFC
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Yes
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Yes
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Multimedia
Stereo Speakers
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Yes
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N/A
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Audio Jack
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USB Type-C
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Lightning
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Audio Features
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N/A
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Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
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Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor
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Yes
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No
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Fingerprint Sensor Position
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On-screen
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N/A
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Fingerprint Sensor Type
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Ultrasonic
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N/A
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Other Sensors
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Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
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Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
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