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Availability |
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| Officially announced | Mar 01, 2025 |
| Prices (MSRP) | 6GB/128GB - $399 |
Design |
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| Dimensions |
6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 inches (~0.34 inches with camera bump) 162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm (~8.7 mm with camera bump) |
| Weight | 6.88 oz / 195.0 g |
| Materials |
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic |
| Resistance | Water, Dust; IP67 |
| Biometrics | Optical in-screen fingerprint |
| Keys | Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key |
| Colors | Lavender, Black, White, Lime |
Display |
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| Size | 6.7-inch, 86.51% screen-to-body |
| Type | Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits |
| Resolution | 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ |
| PhoneArena Display Test | |
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| Bright Max (20% APL) | 1748 (Good) |
| Bright Min | 1.6 (Good) |
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Hardware |
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| System chip | Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm) |
| Processor |
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8GHz Cortex-A55 |
| GPU | Adreno 710 |
| Memory |
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB |
| Storage expansion | not expandable |
| OS | Android (15) |
| This device has different variants: View all | |
| PhoneArena Performance Test | |
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| GeekBench 6 Single | 1019 |
| GeekBench 6 Multi | 2915 |
| 3D Mark High | 914 |
| 3D Mark Low | 909 |
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Battery |
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| Type | 5000 mAh, Li - Ion |
| Charging | Fast charging |
| Charge speed | Wired: 45.0W |
| PhoneArena Battery Test | |
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| Battery Life Estimate: | 6h 26min |
| Browsing: | 16h 53min |
| Gaming: | 9h 8min |
| Video: | 8h 0min |
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Camera |
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| Rear | Triple camera |
| Main camera |
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.96" |
| Second camera |
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm |
| Third camera |
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 |
| Flash | LED |
| Video recording | 4K UHD (30 fps) |
| Front |
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps) |
| PhoneArena Camera Test | |
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| Overall score: | 120 |
| Photo score: | 126 |
| Video score: | 114 |
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Connectivity & Features |
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| Bluetooth | 5.4 |
| WLAN |
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax |
| USB | Type-C |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor |
| Location | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning |
| Other | NFC |
Multimedia |
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| Headphones | No 3.5mm jack |
| Speakers | Earpiece, Multiple speakers |
Cellular |
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| 5G Bands | n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready |
| LTE Bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66 |
| TDD Bands | 38, 40, 41 |
| 3G Bands | 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 |
| Data Speed | LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s |
| Dual SIM | Yes |
| SIM type | Dual Nano SIM + eSIM |
Alternative variants
With 8GB RAM
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| Memory | 8GB |
With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
| Differences from the main variant: | |
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| Memory | 8GB/256GB |
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
| Differences from the main variant: | |
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| Memory | 12GB/256GB |
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