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Availability |
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| Officially announced | May 13, 2026 |
| Prices (MSRP) |
12GB/256GB - €1499 16GB/1TB |
Design |
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| Dimensions |
6.38 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches (~0.42 inches with camera bump) 162 x 74 x 8.3 mm (~10.77 mm with camera bump) |
| Weight | 7.05 oz / 200.0 g |
| Materials |
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum |
| Resistance | Yes; IP68 |
| Biometrics | Fingerprint (touch) |
| Keys | Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key |
| Colors | Graphite Black, Garnet Red, Iolite Silver, Native Gold (1TB) |
Display |
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| Size | 6.5-inch, 86.59% screen-to-body |
| Type | OLED, 120Hz, HDR |
| Resolution | 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| PhoneArena Display Test | |
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| Bright Max (20% APL) | 2145 (Excellent) |
| Bright Min | 0.9 (Excellent) |
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Hardware |
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| System chip | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC (3 nm) |
| Processor |
Octa-core 2x4.61GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.53GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M |
| GPU | Adreno 840 |
| Memory |
12GB/256GB (UFS) 16GB/1TB |
| Storage expansion | microSDXC up to 2048 GB |
| OS | Android (16), up to 4 OS updates |
| PhoneArena Performance Test | |
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| GeekBench 6 Single | 3426 |
| GeekBench 6 Multi | 9400 |
| 3D Mark High | 6708 |
| 3D Mark Low | 4253 |
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Battery |
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| Type | 5000 mAh, Li - Ion |
| Charging |
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging |
| Charge speed |
Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 15.0W |
| PhoneArena Battery Test | |
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| Battery Life Estimate: | 7h 20min |
| Browsing: | 21h 25min |
| Gaming: | 10h 57min |
| Video: | 7h 38min |
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Camera |
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| Rear | Triple camera |
| Main camera |
48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Exmor T Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.35" Pixel size: 1.12 μm |
| Second camera |
48 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Exmor RS Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm |
| Third camera |
48 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Exmor RS Optical zoom: 2.9x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm |
| Flash | LED |
| Video recording |
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (120 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video |
| Front |
12 MP (HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps) |
| PhoneArena Camera Test | |
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| Overall score: | 136 |
| Photo score: | 142 |
| Video score: | 130 |
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Connectivity & Features |
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| Bluetooth | 6.0 |
| WLAN |
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax, be |
| USB | Type-C, USB 3.2 |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor |
| Location | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning |
| Other | NFC |
Multimedia |
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| Headphones | 3.5mm jack |
| Speakers | Earpiece, Multiple speakers |
| Features | aptX, aptX-HD |
Cellular |
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| 5G Bands | n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n75, n77, n78, n79 |
| LTE Bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66 |
| TDD Bands | 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 |
| 3G Bands | 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 |
| Data Speed | LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s |
| Dual SIM | Yes |
| SIM type | Nano SIM, eSIM, Dual Nano SIM + eSIM |
| HD Voice | Yes |
| VoLTE | Yes |
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