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Design |
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Dimensions |
6.50 x 3.05 x 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm |
Weight | 7.16 oz (203.0 g) |
Materials | Back: Plastic |
Materials & Colors | Black, Blue, White, Violet |
Resistance | Water, Dust; IP67 |
Biometrics | 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint |
Keys | Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key |
Display |
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Size | 6.7-inch |
Resolution | 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI |
Technology | Super AMOLED |
Refresh rate | 90Hz |
Screen-to-body | 84.74 % |
Features | Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor |
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Bright Max (20 APL) | Untested |
Bright Min | 1.6 (Good) |
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Hardware |
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System chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm) |
Processor |
Octa-core 2x 2.3GHz Kryo 465 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 465 |
GPU | Adreno 618 |
RAM | 6GB |
Internal storage | 128GB (UFS) |
Storage expansion | microSDXC up to 1024 GB |
OS | Android (11), One UI 3.0 UI |
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Battery |
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Capacity | 5000 mAh |
Charging | Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 |
Charge speed | Wired: 25.0W |
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Battery Life Estimate: | 6h 22min |
Browsing: | 13h 42min |
Gaming: | 10h 5min |
Video: | 9h 19min |
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Camera |
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Rear | Quad camera |
Main camera |
64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm |
Second camera |
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm |
Third camera |
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F24.0 Pixel size: 1.0 μm |
Fourth camera |
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm |
Flash | LED |
Video recording |
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording |
Front | 32 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps) |
Connectivity & Features |
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Bluetooth | 5.0 |
WLAN |
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,802.1x Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot |
USB | Type-C, USB 2.0 |
Location | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning |
Sensors | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) |
Other | NFC |
Multimedia |
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Headphones | 3.5mm jack |
Speakers | Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
Features | Dolby Atmos |
Screen mirroring | Wireless screen share |
Cellular |
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4G (FDD) | Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3) |
4G (TDD) | Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+) |
3G | Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900) |
Data Speed | LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS |
Dual SIM | Yes |
SIM type | Nano SIM |
Regulatory Approval |
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FCC approval |
Date approved: Jan 26, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA725M |
Measured SAR |
Head: 0.29 W/kg Body: 0.30 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.59 W/kg |
EU SAR | Head: 0.23 W/kgBody: 1.17 W/kg |
Buyers information |
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MSRP | € 449 |
Availability |
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Officially announced | Mar 17, 2021 |
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Alternative variants
with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage
Differences from the main variant: | |
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RAM | 8GB |
Internal storage | 256GB |
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