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88%
realme 16 Pro Plus 256GB
₹48,999
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95%
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realme 16 Pro Plus 256GB vs Samsung Galaxy S26
Comparing the realme 16 Pro Plus 256GB vs Samsung Galaxy S26 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 S26 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.8 GHz, while realme 16 Pro Plus 256GB runs at 2.8 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S26 the better performer.
Display: realme 16 Pro Plus 256GB offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S26 offers 6.3 inches, making realme 16 Pro Plus 256GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S26 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to realme 16 Pro Plus 256GB's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S26 the better display of the two.
Rear Camera: realme 16 Pro Plus 256GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S26 offers 50 MP, making realme 16 Pro Plus 256GB better for rear camera photography.
Front Camera: realme 16 Pro Plus 256GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S26 offers 12 MP, making realme 16 Pro Plus 256GB better for front camera photography.
Battery: realme 16 Pro Plus 256GB delivers longer battery life with 19h 00m, while Samsung Galaxy S26 delivers 11h 22m, making realme 16 Pro Plus 256GB the better pick for all day usage.
Storage: Both realme 16 Pro Plus 256GB and Samsung Galaxy S26 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.
Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S26 receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while realme 16 Pro Plus 256GB is rated 8.2.
User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S26 receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while realme 16 Pro Plus 256GB has a rating of 4.6.
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Summary
Spec Score
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88%
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95%
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Release Date
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10 Jan, 2026
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11 Mar, 2026
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Performance
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Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
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Samsung Exynos 2600 S5E9965
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Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
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Deca Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
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8 GB RAM
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12 GB RAM
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Display
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6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
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6.3 inches (16 cm)
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AMOLED
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Dynamic AMOLED 2x
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1280x2800 px (FHD+)
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1080x2340 px (FHD+)
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144 Hz Refresh Rate
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120 Hz Refresh Rate
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Rear Camera
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200 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
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50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
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8 MP
Periscope Ultra-Wide Angle Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
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12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
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50 MP
Telephoto Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
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10 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
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Front Camera
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50 MP
Wide Angle Lens
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12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
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Battery
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7000 mAh
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4300 mAh
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80W Ultra Charging
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25W Fast Charging
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N/A
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Wireless Charging
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Storage
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256 GB
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256 GB
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UFS 3.1
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UFS 4.0
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Expert Review
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8.2/10
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8.3/10
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Pros
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Cons
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User Ratings
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4.6/5
(660 ratings)
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4.7/5
(224 ratings)
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Benchmarks (The higher, the better)
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1,434,981
AnTuTu Score
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3,113,347
AnTuTu Score
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19h 00m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
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11h 22m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
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General
Launch Date
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Jan 06, 2026
(Official)
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Feb 25, 2026
(Official)
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Operating System
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Android v16
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Android v16
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OS Updates
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3 Years
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7 Years
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Security Updates
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4 Year
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7 Years
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Custom UI
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Realme UI
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Samsung One UI
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Performance
Performance Rating
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Very Good
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Best In Class
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Chipset
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB
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Samsung Exynos 2600 S5E9965
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Processor
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Octa core
2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520 |
Deca Core
3.8 GHz, Single core, Arm C1-Ultra 3.25 GHz, Tri core, ARM C1-Pro 2.75 GHz, Hexa Core, ARM C1-Pro |
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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4 nm
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2 nm
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Graphics (GPU)
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Adreno 722
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Xclipse 960
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RAM
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8 GB / 12 GB
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12 GB
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RAM Type
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LPDDR5X
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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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1,434,981
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3,113,347
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Bootup Time (The lower, the better)
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23.0 s
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11.0 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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2,107
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6,665
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Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)
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6.0 %
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6.0 %
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Heating* (The lower, the better)
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22.2 %
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12.6 %
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Display
Display Rating
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Best In Class
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Excellent
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Display Type
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AMOLED
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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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6.3 inches (16 cm)
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Resolution
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1280x2800 px (FHD+)
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1080x2340 px (FHD+)
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Peak Brightness
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6500 nits
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2600 nits
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HBM Brightness
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1800 nits
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N/A
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Refresh Rate
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144 Hz
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120 Hz
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Aspect Ratio
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19.5:9
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19.5:9
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Pixel Density
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453 ppi
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409 ppi
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Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)
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91.35 %
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90.64 %
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Screen Protection
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Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i Scratch-resistant glass
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Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2
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Bezel-less Display
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Yes with punch-hole display
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Yes with punch-hole display
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Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)
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94.0 %
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90.9 %
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Design
Height
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162.5 mm
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149.6 mm
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Width
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76.3 mm
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71.7 mm
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Thickness
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8.1 mm
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7.2 mm
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Weight
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198 grams
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167 grams
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Build Material
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Back: Vegan Leather
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Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2
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Water Resistance
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N/A
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Yes Water resistant IP68 (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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Rear Camera
Rear Camera Rating
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Very Good
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Excellent
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Resolution
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200 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoom 3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size |
50 MP
Primary Camera2x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 1µm pixel size |
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8 MP
f/2.2 Periscope Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size |
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size |
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50 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size |
10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size |
Autofocus
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Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus
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Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection 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 LED Flash
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Image Resolution
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N/A
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6150 x 8150 Pixels
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Shooting Modes
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High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode |
N/A
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Camera Features
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120 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom |
Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom Auto Flash |
Video Recording
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4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps HD @30/120/240 fps |
8k @30 fps
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Video Recording Features
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Video HDR
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Bokeh portrait video
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Front Camera
Front Camera Rating
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Resolution
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50 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size |
12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size |
Autofocus
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No
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Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus
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Flash
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Yes Screen flash
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Yes Screen flash
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Video Recording
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4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps HD @30 fps |
Full HD @30 fps
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Battery
Battery Rating
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Capacity
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7000 mAh
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4300 mAh
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Battery Type
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Silicon Carbon
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Li-ion
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Quick Charging
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Yes 80W Ultra Charging
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Yes 25W Fast Charging v2.0 55% in 30 minutes
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Wireless Charging
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N/A
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Yes 15W Wireless Charging
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Wireless Reverse Charging
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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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19h 00m
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11h 22m
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Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)
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0h 47m 0s
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1h 12m 0s
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Storage
Internal Storage
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128 GB / 256 GB
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256 GB / 512 GB
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Storage Type
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UFS 3.1
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UFS 4.0
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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: Nano/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 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 |
5G Bands: FDD N1
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4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) |
4G Bands: FD-LTE 2100(band 1)
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SIM 2
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5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 |
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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) |
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) |
SAR Value
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N/A
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Head: 0.956 W/kg
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Wi-Fi
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Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO
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Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/be) MIMO
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Wi-Fi Features
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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 v5.4
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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
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NFC
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No
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Yes
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IR Blaster
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Yes
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No
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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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USB Type-C
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Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor
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Yes
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Yes
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Fingerprint Sensor Position
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On-screen
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On-screen
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Fingerprint Sensor Type
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Optical
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Ultrasonic
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Other Sensors
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Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
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