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Launch
Release Date
Mar, 2025 Sep, 2024
Status
Coming soon Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 15 IOS 18
UI
Nothing OS 3.1 NA
Dimensions
- 163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm (6.42 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)
Weight
- 227 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), plastic frame, plastic back
3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones)
IP54 - splash, water and dust resistant
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Color Options
Black, White Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium
Display Specifications
Technology
AMOLED, 1B colors LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED
Size
6.8 inches
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6.9 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~389 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1320 x 2868 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen)
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+
Always On Display
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)
Always-On display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 5000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 4685 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 45W, 50% in 23 min, 100% in 60 hr Power Delivery 2.0, 50% in 30 min
Wireless charging 25W (MagSafe), Wireless 15W (China)
Wireless charging 15W (Qi2)
Reverse charging 4.5W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520) Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.X GHz)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm) Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)
GPU
Adreno 710 (940 MHz) Apple GPU (6-core graphics)
Memory & Storage
Ram
8/12GB RAM 8GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB 256GB/512GB/1TB (1024GB)
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Triple 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.2, 114° (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
Triple 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor?shift OIS, 5x optical zoom
48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 0.7µm, PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS Show more

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@2 /25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec. Show more

Front
32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
HDR, Video 1080p@30fps HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Network
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) + eSIM (max 2 at a time) Single Nano-SIM and eSIM - Global
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
5G Bands
SA/NSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3296
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3084
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3295
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3297
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
NFC
Yes, 360° Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Circle to Search
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip)
Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Extra
NA Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Pricing
Price
US$ 467 USD $1,775
Resale Value
Moderate Extreme
Comparison Result
Score
8 Point(s) 5 Point(s)
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