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Battery
Charging 23W wired, PD3.0 7.5W wireless Bypass charging 45W wired, 66% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min
Type Li-Po 5100 mAh 5000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, plastic back Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+)
Dimensions 154.7 x 73.3 x 8.9 mm (6.09 x 2.89 x 0.35 in) 162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm (6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.2 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Resolution 1080 x 2424 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~422 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Size 6.3 inches, 94.7 cm2 (~83.5% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Type P-OLED, HDR, 120Hz, 1800 nits (HBM), 2700 nits (peak) Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
  Circle to Search Virtual Proximity Sensing Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2025, March 19 2025, March 02
Status Available. Released 2025, April 10 Available. Released 2025, March 10
Main Camera
Dual 48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm -
Features Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, panorama, Best Take LED flash, panorama, HDR
Triple - 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.96", PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
  UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Misc
Colors Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony Lavender, Black, White, Lime
Models GXQ96, GTF7P, G3Y12 SM-A366E, SM-A366E/DS, SM-A366B, SM-A366B/DS, SM-A366U, SM-A366U1
SAR - 1.07 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)     0.53 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 75 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA -
Platform
Chipset Google Tensor G4 (4 nm) Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G715 MP7 Adreno 710
OS Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Selfie camera
Features HDR, panorama -
Single 13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm 12 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 10-bit HDR
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Battery (new) Active use score 12:42h Active use score 11:38h
Display - 1233 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -27.2 LUFS (Good) -26.2 LUFS (Good)
Performance - AnTuTu: 613492 (v10) GeekBench: 2917 (v6) 3DMark: 912 (Wild Life Extreme)
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