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Launch
Version August 2024 July 2025
Network
Technology 5G 5G
Body
Dimensions 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.5 mm (6.37 x 3.00 x 0.33 in) 160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm (6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight 190 g (6.70 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
SIM Dual SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Design Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
Others IP54, splash, water and dust resistant, 3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light ...) Monochrome LED display on the back (489 LEDs, notifications, timer, flashlight) IP68 dust tight and water resistant
Display
Type AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+ OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz
Size 6.7 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels 1260 x 2800 pixels
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Various
Platform
Operating System Android 14, Nothing OS 2.6 Android 15, Nothing OS 3.5
Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 7350 Pro (4 nm) Qualcomm SM8735 Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) Octa-core (1x3.21 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720)
GPU Mali-G610 MC4 Adreno 825
Memory
Card Slot No No
Internal 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
Camera
Primary 50 MP (f/1.9)(Optical Image Stabilization) + 50 MP (114°) 50 MP, f/1.7, OIS + 50 MP, f/2.7, (periscope telephoto), 3x optical zoom + 50 MP, 114˚ (ultrawide)
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@120fps 4K@60fps, 1080p@60fps
Selfie 50 MP (4K@30fps) 50 MP 4K@60fps, 1080p@60fps
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack No No
Extra
Comms
Wifi a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band
Bluetooth 5.3 6.0
GPS Yes Yes
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass
Miscellaneous
Battery
Battery type 5000 mAh 5150 mAh
Charging 50W wired 65W wired, 15W wireless, 7.5W reverse charging, 5W reverse wireless, 5W reverse wireless
Misc
Colors Black, Grey White, Black
Models
Inside the box
Price 400 USD 800 USD
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