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Version

Announced July 2024 September 2024
Release date August 2024 September 2024

Network

Technology 5G 5G

Device

Dimensions 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.5 mm (6.37 x 3.00 x 0.33 in) 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm (5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 in)
Weight 190 g (6.70 oz) 170 g (6.00 oz)
S.I.M. Dual SIM (2 physical SIM cards) Nano-SIM and eSIM (International) --- Dual eSIM with multiple numbers (USA)
Design Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
Other IP54 - splash, water and dust resistant 3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light ...) IP68 dust/water resistant, Apple Pay

Screen

Type AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+ Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision
Size 6.7 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels 1179 x 2556 pixels
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen)

Platform

Operating system Android 14, Nothing OS 2.6 iOS 18
Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 7350 Pro (4 nm) Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)
Processor Octa-core (2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) Hexa-core
GPU Mali-G610 MC4 1.3GHz Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

Memory

Card slot No No
Internal & RAM 256GB 8GB RAM or 256GB 12GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM or 256GB 8GB RAM or 512GB 8GB RAM

Camera

Main 50 MP (f/1.9)(Optical Image Stabilization) + 50 MP (114°) 48 MP (f/1.6)(sensor-shift OIS) + 12 MP (120°)
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@120fps 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps
Selfie 50 MP (4K@30fps) 12 MP + SL 3D ( 4K@60fps) (1080p@120fps)

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
Jack 3,5 mm

Connectivity

Wifi Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
GPS Yes Yes
NFC Yes Yes
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort

Characteristics

Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Ultra Wideband (UWB) support, Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Various Fast Charging 50W Wired charging, PD2.0, Wireless charging 25W, Wireless charging (Qi2) 15W, Reverse charging 4.5W

Battery

Type 5000 mAh Li-Ion, non-removable

Look

Price € 429.00 / £ 400.00 € 949.00 / £ 799.00