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Launch
Version July 2025 October 2025
Network
Technology 5G 5G
Body
Dimensions 160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm (6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) 164 x 78 x 8.3 mm (6.46 x 3.07 x 0.33 in)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Design Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Panda Glass), plastic frame, glass back (Panda Glass)
Others Monochrome LED display on the back (489 LEDs, notifications, timer, flashlight) IP68 dust tight and water resistant IP54 dust protected and water resistant
Display
Type OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR
Size 6.67 inches 6.77 inches
Resolution 1260 x 2800 pixels 1080 x 2392 pixels
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Panda Glass, Mohs level 5
Various - Ultra HDR image support
Platform
Operating System Android 15, Nothing OS 3.5 Android 15, Nothing OS 3.5
Chipset Qualcomm SM8735 Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (4 nm) Mediatek Dimensity 7300 Pro (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x3.21 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720) Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 825 Mali-G615 MC2
Memory
Card Slot No microSDXC
Internal 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Camera
Primary 50 MP, f/1.7, OIS + 50 MP, f/2.7, (periscope telephoto), 3x optical zoom + 50 MP, 114˚ (ultrawide) 50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), OIS + 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), + 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@60fps, 1080p@60fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@120fps
Selfie 50 MP 4K@60fps, 1080p@60fps 16 MP 1080p@30fps
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm Jack No No
Comms
Wifi a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band
Bluetooth 6.0 5.3
GPS Yes Yes
NFC Yes Yes
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
Battery type 5150 mAh 5000 mAh
Charging 65W wired, 15W wireless, 7.5W reverse charging, 5W reverse wireless, 5W reverse wireless 33W wired, 5W reverse wired
Misc
Colors White, Black Black, White
Models - A001T
Price 800 USD 250 USD
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