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Summary
72%
68%
Performance

Snapdragon 820

3 GB RAM

Snapdragon 617

3 GB RAM

Display

5.15" (13.08 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

5.2" (13.21 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

4 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Battery

3000 mAh

2610 mAh

Storage

32 GB

Non Expandable

16 GB

512 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4.0/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.3/5 based on 19,187 ratings

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3.7/5 based on 243 ratings

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General
Launch Date

June 10, 2016 (Official)

December 8, 2016 (Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

MIUI

Precog UI

Performance
Good
Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

CPU

Quad core (1.8 GHz, Dual core, Kryo + 1.5 GHz, Dual core, Kryo)

Octa core (1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 + 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Adreno 530

Adreno 405

RAM

3 GB

3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

LPDDR3

Display
Good
Good
Display Type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.15 " (13.08 cm)

5.2 " (13.21 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

428 ppi

424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.95 %

69.78 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
Size Compare
Dimensions

Height: 144.5 mm
Width: 69.2 mm
Thickness: 7.2 mm

Height: 147 mm
Width: 72.5 mm
Thickness: 7.1 mm

Weight

129 grams

135 grams

Build Material

Case: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Case: Metal

Colours

Black, Gold, White

Gold, Dark Grey,Metal Silver

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

16 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

13 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

Sensor

Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

Flash

, Dual-color LED Flash

, Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Average
Very Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

4 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

8 MP, Primary Camera

Flash

No

, LED Flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

3000 mAh

2610 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

No

Quick Charging

, Quick, v3.0

, Quick, v2.0

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

32 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

No

, Up to 512 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

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) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.2

, v4.2

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS

NFC

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope