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general General Info

Manufacturer Google Google Samsung
Announced October 2016 October 2017 August 2017
Status Available - October 2016 Available - October 2017 Available - August 2017
Price Rs. 57,000 ($649.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 61,000 ($649.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Very Silver, Quite Black, Really Blue Black, White Meteor Grey, Tungsten Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.8 x 69.5 x 8.6 mm
(5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 in)
145.7 x 69.7 x 7.8 mm
(5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 208.1 g (7.34.0.04 oz)
SIM Type - Single/Dual SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Google Magic
- Fingerprint Sensor Samsung Pay
IP68 certified
MIL-STD-810G certified - dust, humidity, rain, vibration, and shock resistant
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 540 Adreno 540
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/128 GB 64/128 GB 64 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.8 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.83% 67.74% 74.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 12.2 MP 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, 1.55µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, 1.4µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps 2160p@30fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.4 µm pixel size, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.4 µm pixel size, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, AF [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v5.0, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable battery Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2770 mAh 2700 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 552 h - -
Talk Time Up to 32 h - -