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Launch
Release Date
Sep, 2021 Jan, 2021
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
HarmonyOS 2.0 Android 10
UI
HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), No Google Play Services EMUI 11
NO Google Play Services
Dimensions
160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 in) 160.1 x 74.1 x 76.4 mm (6.30 x 2.92 x 3.01 in)
Weight
175 g 169 g
Body
NA NA
Color Options
Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet Black, Blue, Green, White
Display Specifications
Technology
OLED, 1B colors OLED capacitive touchscreen, 1B colors
Size
6.57 inches
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6.57 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)
Protection
NA NA
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10 90Hz refresh rate, HDR10
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 4300 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po ,3800 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 66W, 60% in 18 min, 100% in 38 min
Reverse charging
Fast charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min
Reverse charging 5W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670) Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) Kirin 985 5G (7 nm)
GPU
Adreno 642L Mali-G77 (8-core)
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 8GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Quad 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, g ro-EIS Show more

LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro- IS Show more

Front
32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
HDR, Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
HDR Video 4K
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8... LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800),...
5G Bands
NO 1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 80, 83, 84 SA/NSA
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Extra
NA NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 589 USD $500
Resale Value
High High
Comparison Result
Score
3 Point(s) 5 Point(s)
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