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general General Info

Manufacturer Nothing Nothing
Announced July 2025 March 2024
Status Coming Soon - July 2025 Coming Soon - March 2024
Price Rs. 79,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 23,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Black, White, Milk
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm
(6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
161.7 x 76.3 x 8.6 mm
(6.37 x 3 x 0.34 in)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 LTE 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Monochrome LED display on the back (489 LEDs, notifications, timer, flashlight)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (submerged up to 1.5m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP54 - splash, water and dust resistant
3 LED lights on the back (notifications, camera fill light)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 15, up to 5 major Android upgrades Android 14
User Interface Nothing OS 3.5 Nothing OS 2.5
Processor Octa-core (1x3.21 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720), Qualcomm SM8735 Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (4 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510), Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 825 [Similar] Mali-G610 MC4 [Similar]
RAM 16 GB [Browse Similar] 12 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen, 120Hz
2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 4500 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+, 700 Nits (typ), 1100 Nits (HBM), 1300 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 1B colors 1B colors
Size 6.67 inches [Similar] 6.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1260 x 2800 pixels (460 ppi) 1080 x 2412 pixels (394 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.60% 87.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar] 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.7, (periscope telephoto), 1/2.75", PDAF, 3x optical zoom. OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76"
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
Panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 50 MP, f/2.2, 81˚ (wide), 1/2.76"
HDR
4K@60fps, 1080p@60fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.74"
HDR
1080p@60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC, SBAS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.0 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery (International/India)
Fast Battery Charging 65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC4
15W wireless
7.5W reverse charging
5W reverse wireless
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 45W wired, 50% in 23 min, 100% in 1 hour
Capacity 5150/5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -