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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus vs Apple iPhone XS Max 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: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,141, while Apple iPhone XS Max scores 2,760, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus the better performer.
Display: Apple iPhone XS Max offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers 6.2 inches, making Apple iPhone XS Max the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus features a Super AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone XS Max's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus the better display of the two.
Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and Apple iPhone XS Max feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.
Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Apple iPhone XS Max offers 7 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus better for front camera photography.
Battery: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while Apple iPhone XS Max offers 3174 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus better for longer battery life.
Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and Apple iPhone XS Max offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.
Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus receives a higher expert rating of 9 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone XS Max is rated 8.
User Rating: Apple iPhone XS Max receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus has a rating of 4.5.
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Summary
Release Date
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16 Mar, 2018
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28 Sep, 2018
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21 Aug, 2026
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Performance
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Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
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Apple A12 Bionic
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MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate
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Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
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Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)
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Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
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6 GB RAM
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4 GB RAM
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8 GB RAM
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Display
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6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
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6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
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6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
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Super AMOLED
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OLED
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AMOLED
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1440x2960 px (QHD+)
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1242x2688 px (FHD+)
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1208x2644 px (FHD+)
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N/A
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N/A
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144 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
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50 MP
Primary Camera
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12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
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12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
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8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
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Front Camera
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8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
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7 MP
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13 MP
Wide Angle Lens
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Battery
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3500 mAh
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3174 mAh
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6500 mAh
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Fast Charging
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Fast Charging
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45W Super Charging
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Wireless Charging
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Wireless Charging
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No Wireless Charging
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Storage
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64 GB
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64 GB
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256 GB
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UFS 2.1
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NVMe
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UFS 2.2
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Expert Review
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9.0/10
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8.0/10
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8.1/10
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Pros
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Cons
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User Ratings
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4.5/5
(39,312 ratings)
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4.6/5
(2,098 ratings)
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N/A
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Benchmarks (The higher, the better)
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248,237
AnTuTu Score
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447,893
AnTuTu Score
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792,798
AnTuTu Score
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N/A
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N/A
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10h 40m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
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Not Available in any store
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Not Available in any store
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₹46,999
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Video
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User Feedback
General
Launch Date
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Mar 16, 2018
(Official)
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Sep 28, 2018
(Official)
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Aug 18, 2026
(Official)
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Operating System
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Android v8.0 (Oreo)
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iOS v12.0
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Android v16
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OS Updates
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N/A
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N/A
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2 Year
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Security Updates
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N/A
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N/A
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3 Year
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Custom UI
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N/A
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N/A
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HiOS
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Performance
Performance Rating
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Good
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Good
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Very Good
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Chipset
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Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
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Apple A12 Bionic
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MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate MT6878
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Processor
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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 |
Octa core
2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55 |
Co-Processor
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N/A
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M12
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N/A
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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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64 bit
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Fabrication (The lower, the better)
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10 nm
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7 nm
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4 nm
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Graphics (GPU)
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Mali-G72 MP18
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Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
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Mali-G615 MC2
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RAM
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6 GB
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4 GB
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8 GB / 12 GB
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RAM Type
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LPDDR4X
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LPDDR4X
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LPDDR5X
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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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248,237
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447,893
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792,798
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Bootup Time (The lower, the better)
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N/A
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29.0 s
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24.0 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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1,054
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Display
Display Rating
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Best In Class
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Excellent
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Best In Class
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Display Type
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Super AMOLED (Curved Display)
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OLED
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AMOLED
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Screen Size
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6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
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6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
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6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
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Resolution
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1440x2960 px (QHD+)
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1242x2688 px (FHD+)
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1208x2644 px (FHD+)
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Brightness
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N/A
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625 nits
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N/A
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Peak Brightness
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N/A
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N/A
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4500 nits
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HBM Brightness
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N/A
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N/A
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1600 nits
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Refresh Rate
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N/A
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N/A
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144 Hz
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Aspect Ratio
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18.5:9
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19.5:9
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19.69:9
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Pixel Density
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531 ppi
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456 ppi
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429 ppi
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Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)
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83.99 %
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84.89 %
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89.68 %
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Screen Protection
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Corning Gorilla Glass v5
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Yes
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Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i
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Bezel-less Display
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Yes
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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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N/A
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Yes
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Yes
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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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93.18 %
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Design
Height
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158.1 mm
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157.5 mm
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162.48 mm
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Width
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73.8 mm
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77.4 mm
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77.27 mm
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Thickness
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8.5 mm
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7.7 mm
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7.39 mm
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Weight
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189 grams
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208 grams
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189 grams
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Build Material
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Frame: Aluminium
Back: Gorilla Glass |
Back: Gorilla Glass
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Back: Polycarbonate
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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 2 meter)
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Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
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Ruggedness
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Dust proof
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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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Very Good
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Resolution
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12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size S5K2L3 CMOS image sensor ISOCELL Plus 1.4µm pixel size |
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.4µm pixel size |
50 MP
Primary Camera15x Digital Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700C CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size |
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12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size |
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size |
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera |
Autofocus
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Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
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Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
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Yes
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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 Quad LED True Tone 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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3072 x 4096 Pixels
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Settings
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Exposure compensation
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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
Burst mode |
Cinema Mode
Macro Mode |
Camera Features
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Auto Flash
Face detection Simultaneous HD video and image recording Touch to focus |
Auto Flash
Face detection Touch to focus |
15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash |
Video Recording
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4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps HD @30 fps |
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps |
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps HD @30 fps |
Video Recording Features
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N/A
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Optical Image stabilization
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Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion |
Front Camera
Front Camera Rating
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Resolution
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8 MP
f/1.7 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size |
7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor |
13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length |
Autofocus
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Yes
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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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Camera Features
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Wide Angle Selfie
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N/A
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Wide Angle Selfie
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Video Recording
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N/A
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Full HD @30 fps
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4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps HD @30 fps |
Battery
Battery Rating
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Very Good
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Excellent
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Very Good
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Capacity
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3500 mAh
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3174 mAh
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6500 mAh
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Battery Type
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Li-ion
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Li-ion
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Li-Polymer
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TalkTime
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Up to 25 Hours(3G)
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N/A
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N/A
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Quick Charging
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Yes Fast Charging
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Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
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Yes 45W Super Charging 50% in 28 minutes
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Wireless Charging
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Yes
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Yes
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N/A
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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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N/A
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N/A
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10h 40m
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Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)
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N/A
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N/A
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1h 15m
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Storage
Internal Storage
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64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
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64 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
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256 GB / 512 GB
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Storage Type
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UFS 2.1
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NVMe
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UFS 2.2
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Expandable Storage
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Yes Up to 400 GB
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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 (Hybrid)
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SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
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SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
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Network Support
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5G Not Supported 4G
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5G Not Supported 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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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) |
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) / 2300(band 30) |
5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78 |
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4G Speed: 200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
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N/A
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4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29) / 700 (band 12) |
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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) / 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)
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) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) |
5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78 |
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4G Speed: 200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
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N/A
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4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 700(band 29) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12) |
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SAR Value
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N/A
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N/A
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Head: 1.332 W/kg Body: 0.802 W/kg
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Wi-Fi
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Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
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Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
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Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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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Wi-Fi Direct 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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Yes v5.4
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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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Stylus
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Yes
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N/A
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N/A
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IR Blaster
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N/A
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N/A
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Yes
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Multimedia
Stereo Speakers
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N/A
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Yes
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N/A
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Audio Jack
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3.5 mm
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Lightning
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USB Type-C
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Audio Features
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Dolby Atmos
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Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
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Dolby Atmos
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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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Rear
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N/A
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On-screen
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Fingerprint Sensor Type
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N/A
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N/A
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Optical
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IRIS Scanner
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Yes
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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 rgbw 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 Compass Gyroscope
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Applications
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N/A
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iTunes Store FaceTime Find My iPhone Find My Friends
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N/A
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