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Battery
Charging 18W wired, PD3.0 7.5W wireless Bypass charging 45W wired, 66% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min
Type Li-Po 4492 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 152.1 x 72.7 x 8.9 mm (5.99 x 2.86 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 188 g (6.63 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m 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, 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 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~430 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Size 6.1 inches, 90.3 cm2 (~81.6% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Type OLED, HDR, 120Hz, 2000 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 2024, May 07 2025, March 02
Status Available. Released 2024, May 14 Available. Released 2025, March 10
Main Camera
Dual 64 MP (16 MP eff.), f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 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, 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, Bay, Aloe Lavender, Black, White, Lime
Models GKV4X, G6GPR, G8HHN, G576D SM-A366E, SM-A366E/DS, SM-A366B, SM-A366B/DS, SM-A366U, SM-A366U1
SAR - 1.07 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU - 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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 66 - G6GPR (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, 76, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G6GPR (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, 20, 28, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G8HHN (USA) -
Platform
Chipset Google Tensor G3 (4 nm) Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU Nona-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Immortalis-G715s MC10 Adreno 710
OS Android 14, upgradable to 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), 1.12µm 12 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 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 11:25h Active use score 11:38h
Battery (old) Endurance rating 83h -
Display 1508 nits max brightness (measured) 1233 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -26.5 LUFS (Good) -26.2 LUFS (Good)
Performance AnTuTu: 1193520 (v10) GeekBench: 4384 (v6) 3DMark: 2427 (Wild Life Extreme) AnTuTu: 613492 (v10) GeekBench: 2917 (v6) 3DMark: 912 (Wild Life Extreme)
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