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Summary
87%
85%
Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810

6 GB RAM

Apple A12 Bionic

4 GB RAM

Display

6.2" (15.75 cm)

1440x2960 px (QHD+)

6.5" (16.51 cm)

1242x2688 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP + 12 MP

Dual Camera

12 MP + 12 MP

Dual Camera

Front Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

7 MP

Single Camera

Battery

3500 mAh

25 h talktime (3G)

3174 mAh

Storage

256 GB

400 GB (Expandable)

256 GB

Non Expandable

Expert Rating

4.5/5

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4.0/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.5/5 based on 39,363 ratings

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4.6/5 based on 2,105 ratings

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General
Launch Date

March 16, 2018 (Official)

September 28, 2018 (Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

iOS v12.0

Performance
Good
Very Good
Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810

Apple A12 Bionic

CPU

Octa core (2.7 GHz, Quad core, M2 Mongoose + 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Hexa Core (2.49 GHz, Dual core, Vortex + 1.52 GHz, Quad core, Tempest)

Co-Processor

M12

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Mali-G72 MP18

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

RAM

6 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR4X

Display
Excellent
Very Good
Display Type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Screen Size

6.2 " (15.75 cm)

6.5 " (16.51 cm)

Resolution

1440x2960 px (QHD+)

1242x2688 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

531 ppi

456 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.99 %

84.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less display

with notch

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, 3D Touch Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Brightness

625 nits

HDR 10 / HDR+ support

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 158.1 mm
Width: 73.8 mm
Thickness: 8.5 mm

Height: 157.5 mm
Width: 77.4 mm
Thickness: 7.7 mm

Weight

189 grams

208 grams

Build Material

Case: Aluminium
Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass

Colours

Midnight Black

Gold, Silver, Space Grey

Waterproof

, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP68

, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter), IP68

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Dust proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Dual

Dual

Resolution

12 MP f/1.5, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.55" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.4, Telephoto Camera(52 mm focal length, 3.6" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)

12 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.55" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.4, Telephoto Camera(52 mm focal length, 3.4" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)

Sensor

S5K2L3, CMOS image sensor, ISOCELL Plus

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus, Dual Pixel autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

Flash

, LED Flash

, Quad LED True Tone Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
Burst mode

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 240 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

Front Camera
Very Good
Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP f/1.7, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(25 mm focal length, 1.22µm pixel size)

7 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera(32 mm focal length)

Sensor

BSI Sensor

Autofocus

Flash

, Retina Flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Good
Good
Capacity

3500 mAh

3174 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 25 Hours(3G)

Wireless Charging

Quick Charging

, Fast

, Fast: 50 % in 30 minutes

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

256 GB

256 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 400 GB

No

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM, Dual VoLTE

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: eSIM

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) / 1900(band 39)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 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)
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) / 1900(band 39)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 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)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Calling

Bluetooth

, v5.0

, v5.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging

USB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

No

Stereo Speakers

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Lightning

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

IRIS Scanner

Other Sensors

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

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

Stylus

Applications

iTunes Store, FaceTime, Find My iPhone, Find My Friends