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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Nothing
Announced October 2020 2020, November 24 2022, July 12
Status Coming Soon - October 2020 Coming Soon - January 2021 Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, July 16
Price Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 31,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Green, Blue Black, White, Blue, Red White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
159.2 x 75.8 x 8.3 mm
(6.27 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz) 193.5 g (6.81.0.18 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2176 LTE (unspecified) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176 - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Multiple LED lights on the back (notifications, charging progress, camera fill light)
Blinking red light on the back (video recording indicator)
IP53 - splash, water and dust resistant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 14 Android 10 Android 12
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (2.3 GHz, 1.8 GHz) Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM7325-AE Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (6 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) - Adreno 642L
RAM N/A 4 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory No microSDXC Unspecified

display Display

Type Super Retina XDR OLED screen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
HDR10
625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
Wide color gamut
True-tone
HD+ TFT display FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
500 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colour 1B Colors
Size 6.1 inches 6.5 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (264 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (402 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 87.25% 83.64% 85.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes no
Radio No Unspecified Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 12 MP 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 50 MP
Flash Quad-LED dual tone Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
HDR (photo/panorama)
48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 115˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
panorama, HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.2
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE Yes 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS. Up to dual-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (2), GALILEO (1), QZSS (1)
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No microSDXC Unspecified
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi fast wireless charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 33W, 50% in 30 min, 100% in 70 min (advertised)
Wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 5W
Power Delivery 3.0
Quick Charge 4.0
Capacity - 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by Up to 17 h (multimedia) - -
Talk Time - - -