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Battery
Charging 18W wired, QC4 18W wired
Type Li-Po 3400 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 3070 mAh, non-removable
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series) Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back, aluminum frame
Dimensions 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm (6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 in) 147.5 x 70.5 x 7.5 mm (5.81 x 2.78 x 0.30 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Infrared port - Yes
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5) GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Resolution 1080 x 2248 pixels (~402 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
Size 6.21 inches, 97.1 cm2 (~83.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.97 inches, 87.5 cm2 (~84.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 Super AMOLED, HDR
Features
Sensors Infrared Face ID, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
  - Virtual proximity sensing
Launch
Announced 2018, May. Released 2018, June 2019, February 20. Released 2019, March
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Main Camera
Dual 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, 4-axis OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom -
Features Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Triple - 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1/4.0", 1.12µm, PDAF 13 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 720p@960fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
  UFS 2.1 UFS 2.0
Misc
Colors Black, Blue, White, Gold Violet, Blue, Gray
Models M1803E1A M1903F2G
SAR 0.70 W/kg (head)     1.66 W/kg (body)     1.39 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.01 W/kg (head)     1.32 W/kg (body)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40 - Global
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
Our Tests
Audio quality Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -93.7dB Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -93.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 86h Endurance rating 73h
Camera Photo / Video Photo / Video
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.086 (sunlight) 637 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -29.1 LUFS (Average) Voice 86dB / Noise 79dB / Ring 87dB
Performance AnTuTu: 217298 (v7), 341687 (v8) GeekBench: 8494 (v4.4), 2002 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) AnTuTu: 180057 (v7) GeekBench: 6017 (v4.4) GFXBench: 14fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Qualcomm SDM712 Snapdragon 712 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 616
OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, MIUI 12 Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11, MIUI 12.5
Selfie camera
Features - HDR
Single 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
Offers No offers available No offers available