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Launch
Release Date
Aug, 2021 Nov, 2020
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 11 IOS 14.1 upto iOS 14.2
UI
NA NA
Dimensions
165 x 71 x 8.2 mm (6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 in) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 in)
Weight
186 g 135 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Frosted Black, Frosted Gray, Frosted Purple Black, White, Red, Green, Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
OLED, 1B colors Super Retina XDR OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.5 inches
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5.4 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1644 x 3840 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~643 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~476 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR BT.2020 HDR10, 625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 4500 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion , 2227 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 30W, 50% in 30 min
Fast wireless charging
Reverse wireless charging
USB Power Delivery
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 12W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU
Adreno 660 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory & Storage
Ram
12GB RAM 4GB RAM
Storage Memory
256/512GB Built-in 64/128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 512GB (uses shared SIM slot) No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.3, 70mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 105mm (telephoto), 1/2.9", Dual Pixel PDAF, 3x/4.4x optical zoom, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 124°, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.6", Dual Pixel PDAF
0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
Quad 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120°, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
Features

Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HD , eye tracking
Video 4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
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Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K 24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. Show more

Front
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR Video 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS
Dual 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
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) - for China
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 bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2398, A2399, A2400
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
USB
USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go, video output Lightning, USB 2.0
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum
Native Sony Alpha camera support
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Siri natural language commands and dictation
Extra
NA NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 1,546 USD $776
Resale Value
High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
7 Point(s) 5 Point(s)
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