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general General Info

Manufacturer Nothing Samsung Nothing
Announced March 2024 March 2024 July 2024
Status Coming Soon - March 2024 Coming Soon - March 2024 Available - July 2024
Price Rs. 23,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 15,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Milk Black; other colors Black, Orange, Light Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.6 mm
(6.37 x 3 x 0.34 in)
161.7 x 78 x 8.2 mm
(6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 in)
164.0 x 77.0 x 8.2
(6.46 x 3.03 x 0.32)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz) 197 g or 202 g (6.95 oz or 7.13 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid 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 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66 LTE 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 LTE
5G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.44 W/kg (head)
0.92 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP54 - splash, water and dust resistant
3 LED lights on the back (notifications, camera fill light)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
User-replaceable back cover
IP52, dust and splash resistant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 14 Android 14 Android 14
User Interface Nothing OS 2.5 One UI 6.1 -
Processor Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510), Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1380 (5 nm) Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 7300 (4 nm)
GPU Mali-G610 MC4 Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G615 MC2
RAM 12 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+, 700 Nits (typ), 1100 Nits (HBM), 1300 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
500 Nits, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
Refresh Rate 120Hz, HDR10+, 500 Nits (typ), 2000 Nits (peak)
Colors 1B colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.7 inches 6.6 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels (394 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (390 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 87.75% 84.99% 84.87%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 50 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 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
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.96", PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.74"
HDR
1080p@60fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.3, A2DP, BLE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 45W wired, 50% in 23 min, 100% in 1 hour
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 33W wired
5W Reverse wired
Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -