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Dimensions:161.3 x 77.2 x 12.7 mm168.8 x 79.9 x 9.9 mm163.1 x 74.1 x 8.53 mm171.64 x 81.5 x 10.64 mm
Weight:220 grams235 grams205 grams248 grams
Stand-by:2.7 weekdepends on usagedepends on usagedepends on usage
Talk time:depends on usage44 hourdepends on usagedepends on usage
Announced:2 july 20203 june 20224 january 202327 july 2021

Design type

Monoblock:

Controls

Touchscreen:Multi-touch, capacitiveMulti-touch, capacitiveMulti-touch, capacitiveMulti-touch, capacitive
Voice command:
Voice dialing:
Facial unlock:
Fingerprint recognition:Pressure sensitive in-screen

Operating system

Android:10121311

Display

Auto-rotate:
Color display:Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colors (24 bits), IPSAdjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colors (24 bits), TFTAdjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colors (24 bits), Fluid AMOLED, DCI-P3, HDR10+, hole-punch displayAdjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colors (24 bits), TFT, hole-punch display
Resolution:1440 x 720 pixels2408 x 1080 pixels3216 x 1440 pixels2400 x 1080 pixels
Size:5.5 inch6.6 inch6.7 inch6.67 inch
Aspect ratio:18:920.1:920.1:920:9
Pixels Per Inch (PPI):293400526395
Screen-to-body ratio:62.7%77.8%89.4%76.8%
Refresh rate:120 Hz120 Hz
Peak brightness:1300 nits550 nits
LED notification:

Hardware

Camera:Auto focus, digital zoom, effects/camera settings, flash, quality settings, landscape mode, night mode, video recorder, self-timerDual camera sensor, auto focus, image stabilizer, digital zoom, effects/camera settings, flash, geotagging, quality settings, macro mode, night mode, portrait mode, video recorder, self-timerTri camera sensor, auto focus, image stabilizer, digital zoom, effects/camera settings, flash, geotagging, face recognition, quality settings, macro mode, mosaic photo, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, night mode, panoramic photo, portrait mode, video recorder, self-timerDual camera sensor, auto focus, image stabilizer, digital zoom, effects/camera settings, flash, geotagging, face recognition, quality settings, macro mode, mosaic photo, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, night mode, panoramic photo, portrait mode, video recorder, self-timer
F-number:f/2.0f/1.8 + f/2.2f/1.8 + f/2.0 + f/2.2f/1.79 + f/2.4
Max. resolution:(camera) 4208 x 3120 pixels + (video) 1920 x 1080 pixels(video) 3840 x 2160 pixels(video) 7680 x 4320 pixels(video) 1920 x 1080 pixels
Type:13 MP50 MP + 8 MP32 MP + 48 MP + 50 MP13 MP + 48 MP
Angle of view (AOV):115° + 49° + 84°123°
DxOMark score:128
Haptic feedback:
Integrated antenna:
Processor:MediaTek helio A20, Quad CoreQualcomm Snapdragon 778G, octa coreQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, octa coreQualcomm Snapdragon 480, octa core
Clock Frequency:1.8 GHz1.8 GHz + 2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Secondary camera:
Max. resolution:(camera) 2592 x 1944 pixels(video) 1920 x 1080 pixels
Type:5 MP13 MP16 MP8 MP
F-number:f/2.2f/2.4f/2.0
Angle of view (AOV):82°

Materials

Dust and waterproof:IP68IP68IP68
Gorilla Glass:Victus+7 (Victus)7 (Victus)
Rugged housing:MIL-STD-810GMIL-STD-810HMIL-STD-810H
Aluminium:
Glass:

Telephony

Flight mode:
Integrated handsfree speaker:
nano-SIM (4FF):
Vibrating alert:
Videoconferencing:
Dual SIM:Hybrid slot

Operating frequency

Quad band:

Data network

4G (LTE):Cat 6 (300 Mbps), Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41
EDGE:
GPRS:
HSDPA:Cat14 21 MbpsCat24 42 Mbps
HSUPA:Cat6 5.76 MbpsCat6 5.76 Mbps
UMTS:
5G:n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n78n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n28, n41, n66, n77, n78

Personalisation

Multiple homescreens:
Widgets:

Personal Information
Management (PIM)

Agenda:
Alarm clock:
Calculator:
Contact list:
Converter:
Date and time notation:
Phonebook with groups:
Photo phonebook:
Reminder list:
Stopwatch & countdown timer:
To-do list:
Voice memo:
Document viewer:Excel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, word filesExcel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, word filesExcel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, word files

Available applications

Java application support:
Photo album:
Video codec support:H.263, MPEG-4H.263, H.264, MPEG-4H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG-4H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG-4
Games:
Image editor:
Video file support:3G2, 3GP, AVI, FLV, M4V, MKV, MP4, WebM3GP, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, MOV, MP4, WebM, WMV3GP, AVI, FLV, MKV, MOV, MP4, WebM, WMV
Movie editor:

Messaging

E-mail:POP3, SMTP, IMAP4POP3, SMTP, IMAP4POP3, SMTP, IMAP4POP3, SMTP, IMAP4
Instant messaging:Google TalkGoogle TalkGoogle Talk
MMS:Video MMSVideo MMSVideo MMS
Predictive Text Input:T9T9T9T9
SMS:Group messaging, receive and send concatenated messagesGroup messaging, receive and send concatenated messagesGroup messaging, receive and send concatenated messagesGroup messaging, receive and send concatenated messages

Internet

Internet browser:Opera browser
YouTube support:
RSS reader:

Navigation

A-GPS:
Beidou:
Build-in navigation system:Google Maps, Google Maps NavigationGoogle Maps, Google Maps NavigationGoogle Maps, Google Maps NavigationGoogle Maps, Google Maps Navigation
Type:Nokia Maps
Digital Compass:
Galileo:
GLONASS:
GPS receiver:
Quasi-Zenith (QZSS).:
NavIC:

Audio

Audio codec support:AAC, AAC+, AMR, MIDI, MP3 VBRAAC, AAC+, AMR, eAAC+, FLAC, MIDI, Mobile XMF, MP3 VBR, OGG Vorbis, OTA, RTTL/RTXAAC, AAC+, AMR, aptX, FLAC, LDAC, MIDI, MP3 VBR, OGG VorbisAAC, AAC+, AMR, aptX, FLAC, MIDI, MP3 VBR, OGG Vorbis
Audio file support:MP3, WAV3GA, M4A, MP3, MP4, WAV, WMAAPE, M4A, MP3, WAV, WMAAPE, M4A, MP3, WAV, WMA
FM-radio:Stereo, RDSStereo, RDS
Polyphonic ringtones:64-tone polyphonic ringtones, MP3 ringtonesMP3 ringtonesMP3 ringtonesMP3 ringtones
Stereo speakers:

Build-in memory

Internal memory:
Size (RAM):3 GB6 GB12 GB + 16 GB4 GB + 6 GB
Storage:32 GB128 GB256 GB + 512 GB128 GB + 64 GB
Memory card slot:MicroSDHC memory cardMicroSDHC memory cardMicroSDXC memory card

Connections

Audio jack plug:3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB:v2.0, microUSBv3.2, Type-Cv2.0, Type-Cv3.0, Type-C
Pogo pin:

Connectivity

Bluetooth:v5.0, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)v5.2, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)v5.3, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)v5.1, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
NFC:
Synchronisation:SyncMLActiveSync, SyncMLActiveSync, SyncMLActiveSync, SyncML
Tethering:
WAP:2.02.02.02.0
Wireless Lan (WLAN/Wi-Fi):Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), WiFi Direct supportWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), WiFi Direct supportWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)

Power supply

Battery:Li-ionLi-ion, user replaceableLi-poly
Capacity:4200 mAh4050 mAh5000 mAh4630 mAh
Fast charging:Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargingSuperVOOCQualcomm Quick Charge
Max. power:15 Watt100 Watt18 Watt
Wireless charging:15 Watt

Sensors

Ambient light sensor:
Gesture recognition:
Proximity sensor:
Gyroscope:
Barometer:

User interface

ColorOS:13
Android One:
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