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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 13 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 13 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.23 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra runs at 2.9 GHz, making Apple iPhone 13 the better performer.
Display: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 6.1 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 13's Super Retina XDR, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra the better display of the two.
Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra better for rear camera photography.
Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra offers a higher front camera resolution with 40 MP, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra better for front camera photography.
Battery: Apple iPhone 13 delivers longer battery life with None, while Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra delivers 10h 37m, making Apple iPhone 13 the better pick for all day usage.
Storage: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra the better option for storage.
Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and Apple iPhone 13 equally at 8.
User Rating: Apple iPhone 13 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has a rating of 4.2.
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Summary
Release Date
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27 Jan, 2021
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17 Sep, 2021
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23 Jul, 2026
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Performance
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Samsung Exynos 2100
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Apple A15 Bionic
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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
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Octa Core (upto 2.9 GHz)
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Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)
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Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)
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12 GB RAM
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4 GB RAM
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12 GB RAM
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Main Display
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6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
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6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
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8 inches (20.32 cm)
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Dynamic AMOLED 2x
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Super Retina XDR
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Dynamic AMOLED 2x
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1440x3200 px (QHD+)
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1170x2532 px (FHD+)
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2256x2504 px
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120 Hz Refresh Rate
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60 Hz Refresh Rate
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120 Hz Refresh Rate
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Cover Display
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N/A
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N/A
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6.49 inches (16.48 cm)
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N/A
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N/A
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1080x2520 px (FHD)
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Rear Camera
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108 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
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12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
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200 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
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12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
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12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
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50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
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10 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
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N/A
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10 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
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10 MP
Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
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N/A
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N/A
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Front Camera
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40 MP
Wide Angle Lens
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12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
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10 MP
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Battery
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5000 mAh
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3227 mAh
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5000 mAh
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25W Fast Charging
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20W Fast Charging
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45W
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Wireless Charging
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Wireless Charging
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Wireless Charging
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Storage
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256 GB
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128 GB
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256 GB
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UFS 3.1
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NVMe
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UFS 4.x
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Expert Review
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8.0/10
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8.0/10
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N/A
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Pros
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Cons
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User Ratings
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4.2/5
(1,169 ratings)
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4.6/5
(301,015 ratings)
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3.1/5
(16 ratings)
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Benchmarks (The higher, the better)
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646,482
AnTuTu Score
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N/A
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3,074,056
AnTuTu Score
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10h 37m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
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N/A
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21h 15m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
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Not Available in any store
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₹45,490
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₹199,999
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Video
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There are no videos available for the device.
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User Feedback
General
Launch Date
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Jan 27, 2021
(Official)
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Sep 17, 2021
(Official)
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Jul 22, 2026
(Official)
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Operating System
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Android v11
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iOS v15
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Android
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OS Updates
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N/A
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N/A
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7 Year
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Security Updates
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N/A
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N/A
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7 Year
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Custom UI
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Samsung One UI
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N/A
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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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Excellent
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Chipset
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Samsung Exynos 2100
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Apple A15 Bionic
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
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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
3.23 GHz, Dual core, Avalanche 1.82 GHz, Quad core, Blizzard |
Octa core
4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon |
Architecture (The higher, the better)
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64 bit
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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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3 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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Adreno 840
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RAM
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12 GB / 16 GB
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4 GB
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12 GB / 16 GB
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RAM Type
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LPDDR5
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LPDDR4X
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LPDDR5X Ultra
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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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646,482
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N/A
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3,074,056
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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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18.0 s
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Gaming Test Results
Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.
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N/A
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N/A
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5,392
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Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)
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8.0 %
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8.0 %
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N/A
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Heating* (The lower, the better)
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23.5 %
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21.8 %
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N/A
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Display
Display Rating
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Best In Class
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Display Type
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Dynamic AMOLED 2x
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Super Retina XDR
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Dynamic AMOLED 2x
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Screen Size
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6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
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6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
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8 inches (20.32 cm)
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Resolution
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1440x3200 px (QHD+)
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1170x2532 px (FHD+)
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2256x2504 px
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Brightness
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1500 nits
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N/A
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N/A
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Peak Brightness
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N/A
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1200 nits
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3000 nits
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HBM Brightness
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N/A
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800 nits
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N/A
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Refresh Rate
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120 Hz
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60 Hz
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120 Hz
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Aspect Ratio
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20:9
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19.5:9
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N/A
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Pixel Density
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516 ppi
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457 ppi
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422 ppi
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Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)
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89.44 %
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86.89 %
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178.04 %
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Screen Protection
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Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus
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Yes
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Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Ceramic 3
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Bezel-less Display
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Yes with punch-hole display
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Yes with notch
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Yes with punch-hole display
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HDR 10 / HDR+ Support
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Yes HDR 10+
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Yes
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N/A
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Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)
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N/A
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N/A
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90.1 %
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Design
Height
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165.1 mm
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146.7 mm
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158.4 mm
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Width
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75.6 mm
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71.5 mm
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72.8 mm
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Thickness
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8.9 mm
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7.6 mm
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8.9 mm
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Weight
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227 grams
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174 grams
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215 grams
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Build Material
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Back: Gorilla Glass
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Back: Gorilla Glass
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Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2
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Form Factor
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N/A
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N/A
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Foldable Touch
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Dimensions
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N/A
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N/A
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Folded: 158.4 x 72.8 x 8.9 mm
Unfolded: 158.4 x 143.2 x 4.1 mm |
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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N/A
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Ruggedness
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Dust proof
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Dust proof
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N/A
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Rear Camera
Rear Camera Rating
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Excellent
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Very Good
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Best In Class
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Resolution
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108 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.33" sensor size S5KHM3 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size |
12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle1/1.9" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.7µm pixel size |
200 MP
Primary Camera30x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 0.6µm pixel 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 |
12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length |
50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.5" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size |
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10 MP
Telephoto Camera72 mm focal length 1/3.24" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size |
N/A
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10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size |
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10 MP
f/4.91/3.24" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size |
N/A
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N/A
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Autofocus
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Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
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Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
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Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus
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OIS
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Yes
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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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Yes LED Flash
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Image Resolution
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12000 x 9000 Pixels
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4000 x 3000 Pixels
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12288 x 16384 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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N/A
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Shooting Modes
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Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) |
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Burst mode |
N/A
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Camera Features
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Digital Zoom
Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus |
5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom Apple ProRAW Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus |
30 x Digital Zoom
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Video Recording
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8k @24 fps
4k @30 fps Full HD @60 fps HD @960 fps |
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps |
8k @30 fps
4k @120 fps Full HD @120/240 fps |
Video Recording Features
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Slow Motion
Video HDR Bokeh portrait video Video Pro Mode |
Slow Motion
Video HDR Night Time-Lapse Action Mode Audio Zoom Stereo recording |
Slow Motion
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Front Camera
Front Camera Rating
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Excellent
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Very Good
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Excellent
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Resolution
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40 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size |
12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size |
10 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size |
Autofocus
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Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
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N/A
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No
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Flash
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N/A
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Yes Retina Flash
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Yes Screen flash
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Video Recording
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4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps |
4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps |
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps |
Battery
Battery Rating
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Excellent
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Capacity
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5000 mAh
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3227 mAh
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5000 mAh
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Battery Type
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Li-ion
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Li-ion
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Si/C Li-Ion
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TalkTime
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Up to 41 Hours(4G)
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N/A
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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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Yes 45W
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Wireless Charging
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Yes
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Yes 15W Wireless Charging
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Yes 20W Wireless Charging
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Wireless Reverse Charging
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Yes
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N/A
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Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging
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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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10h 37m
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N/A
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21h 15m
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Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)
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0h 55m 14s
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1h 33m 17s
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N/A
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Storage
Internal Storage
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256 GB / 512 GB
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128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
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256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
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Storage Type
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UFS 3.1
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NVMe
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UFS 4.x
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Expandable Storage
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No
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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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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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SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM
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Network Support
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5G 4G
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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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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 |
5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 |
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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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) |
4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) |
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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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) |
5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 |
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N/A
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N/A
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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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) |
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SAR Value
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Head: 0.77 W/kg Body: 1.02 W/kg
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Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.19 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 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
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Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz 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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Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
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Bluetooth
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Yes v5.2
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Yes v5.0
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Yes v6.0
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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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Yes with Glonass
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NFC
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Yes
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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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Yes
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Yes
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Audio Jack
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USB Type-C
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Lightning
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USB Type-C
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Audio Features
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N/A
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Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
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N/A
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Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Fingerprint Sensor Position
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On-screen
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N/A
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Side
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Fingerprint Sensor Type
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Ultrasonic
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N/A
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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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Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
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Compare Prices
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Not Available in any store
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₹45,490
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₹199,999
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