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general General Info

Manufacturer Nothing Samsung
Announced 2023, July 11 March 2017
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, July 17 Available - April 2017
Price Rs. 44,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.1 x 76.4 x 8.6 mm
(6.38 x 3.01 x 0.34 in)
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
Weight 201.2 g (7.09.0.07 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 LTE
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - 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
-
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 13 Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface Nothing OS -
Processor Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar]
GPU Adreno 730 [Similar] Adreno 540 [Similar]
RAM 12 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 GB 64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ LTPO OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1600 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 1B colors 16M colors
Size 6.7 inches [Similar] 5.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels (394 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 87.42% 84.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar] 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features 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, AF
Panorama, HDR
Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, live HDR 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.4, 21mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm, PDAF
HDR
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
8 MP, AF [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c), GALILEO (E1), QZSS (L1), NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 45W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC4, 100% in 55 min
15W wireless, 100% in 130 min
5W reverse wireless
Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 4700 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -