Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs iPhone 17

Short Description

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Screen size: 6.8" / Resolution: 1440 x 3120 px / Main camera: 200 MP & 50 MP & 12 MP & 10 MP / Front camera: 12MP / RAM: 8GB, 12GB / Battery power: 5000 mAh / Has 5G support: ✔ / Internal storage: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB / SIM cards: 1 SIM, 1 eSIM

iPhone 17

Screen size: 6.3" / Resolution: 1206 x 2622 px / Main camera: 48 MP & 48 MP / Front camera: 18MP / RAM: 8GB / Battery power: 3692 mAh / Has 5G support: ✔ / Internal storage: 256GB, 512GB / SIM cards: 1 SIM, 1 eSIM

Key Differences

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

iPhone 17

How is Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra better than iPhone 17?

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Bigger battery capacity: 5000 mAh vs 3692 mAh

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More RAM memory capacity in max option: 8GB, 12GB vs 8GB

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More internal storage in max option: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB vs 256GB, 512GB

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More megapixels main camera: 200 MP & 50 MP & 12 MP & 10 MP vs 48 MP & 48 MP

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Has a larger display diagonal: 6.8" vs 6.3"

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Better display resolution: 1440 x 3120 px vs 1206 x 2622 px

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Higher charging speed: 45W vs 40W

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More color options: Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green, Titanium Orange vs Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

iPhone 17

How is iPhone 17 better than Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra?

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Faster CPU speed: 2 x 4.05 GHz & 4 x 2.42 GHz vs 3 x 3.15 GHz & 2 x 2.96 GHz & 2 x 2.26 GHz & 1 x 3.3 GHz

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More megapixels front camera: 18MP vs 12MP

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Lighter: 177 g (6.24 ounces) vs 233 g (8.22 ounces)

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Narrower: 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) vs 79 mm (3.11 inches)

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Shorter: 149.6 mm (5.89 inches) vs 162.3 mm (6.39 inches)

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The phone is 1 year and 7 months newer

Size Comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

iPhone 17

Height

162.3 mm
(6.39 inches)

Width

79 mm
(3.11 inches)

Thickness

8.6 mm
(0.34 inches)

Screen size

6.8"

Weight

233 g
(8.22 ounces)

6.8"
credit-card
6.3"

Height

149.6 mm
(5.89 inches)

Width

71.5 mm
(2.81 inches)

Thickness

7.95 mm
(0.31 inches)

Screen size

6.3"

Weight

177 g
(6.24 ounces)

Height

162.3 mm
(6.39 inches)

Width

79 mm
(3.11 inches)

Thickness

8.6 mm
(0.34 inches)

Screen size

6.8"

Weight

233 g
(8.22 ounces)

Height

149.6 mm
(5.89 inches)

Width

71.5 mm
(2.81 inches)

Thickness

7.95 mm
(0.31 inches)

Screen size

6.3"

Weight

177 g
(6.24 ounces)

3D comparison

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Expert Score

Score 4.4

Score 4.4

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Score 4.4

Score 4.4

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Technical Specifications

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Specs

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

iPhone 17

Design

Design

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Weight

233 g (8.22 ounces)

177 g (6.24 ounces)

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Thickness

8.6 mm (0.34 inches)

7.95 mm (0.31 inches)

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Width

79 mm (3.11 inches)

71.5 mm (2.81 inches)

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Height

162.3 mm (6.39 inches)

149.6 mm (5.89 inches)

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Is weather-sealed (splashproof)

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Ingress Protection (IP) rating

IP68

IP68

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Waterproof depth rating

1.5 m

6 m

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Volume

110.27 cm³

85.04 cm³

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Is dustproof and water-resistant

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Color options

Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green, Titanium Orange

Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender

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Lowest potential operating temperature

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0 °C

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Maximum operating temperature

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35 °C

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Water resistance

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Waterproof

Display

Display

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Screen size

6.8"

6.3"

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Display type

OLED/AMOLED

OLED/AMOLED

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Pixel density

501 ppi

460 ppi

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Resolution

1440 x 3120 px

1206 x 2622 px

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Refresh rate

120Hz

120Hz

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Touch sampling rate

240Hz

120Hz

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Brightness (typical)

1200 nits

1000 nits

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Has branded damage-resistant glass

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Gorilla Glass version

Gorilla Glass Armor

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Supports HDR10

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Supports HDR10+

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Always-On Display

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Supports Dolby Vision

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Contrast ratio

3000000:1

2000000:1

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Has a touch screen

Performance

Performance

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Internal storage

256GB, 512GB, 1TB

256GB, 512GB

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RAM

8GB, 12GB

8GB

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Android version

Android 14

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CPU speed

3 x 3.15 GHz & 2 x 2.96 GHz & 2 x 2.26 GHz & 1 x 3.3 GHz

2 x 4.05 GHz & 4 x 2.42 GHz

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GPU clock speed

900 MHz

1398 MHz

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Has integrated LTE

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RAM speed

4800 MHz

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Semiconductor size

4 nm

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Supports 64-bit

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DirectX version

DirectX 12

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Has integrated graphics

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OpenGL version

3.3

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OpenGL ES version

3.2

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Uses big.LITTLE technology

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CPU threads

8 threads

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Uses HMP

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Has TrustZone

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Maximum memory bandwidth

76.6 GB/s

78.8 GB/s

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OpenVG version

1.2

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OpenCL version

2

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L2 cache

1 MB

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EMMC version

5.1

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DDR memory version

5

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Maximum memory amount

24GB

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L3 cache

12 MB

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Uses multithreading

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GPU execution units

3

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Thermal Design Power (TDP)

12.5W

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Shading units

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128

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Release date

2024

2025

Cameras

Cameras

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Main camera

200 MP & 50 MP & 12 MP & 10 MP

48 MP & 48 MP

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Front camera

12MP

18MP

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Has built-in optical image stabilization

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Video recording (main camera)

4320 x 30 fps

2160 x 60 fps

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Wide aperture (main camera)

f/1.7 & f/3.4 & f/2.2 & f/2.4

f/2.2 & f/1.6

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Has a dual-tone LED flash

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Has a BSI sensor

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Has continuous autofocus when recording movies

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Has phase-detection autofocus for photos

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Supports slow-motion video recording

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Has a built-in HDR mode

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Has a flash

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Has manual exposure

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Has a dual-lens (or multi-lens) main camera

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Optical zoom

5x

2x

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Number of flash LEDs

2

2

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Has a CMOS sensor

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Has manual ISO

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Has a serial shot mode

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Has manual focus

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Has a front camera

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Has laser autofocus

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Has manual white balance

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Shoots raw

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Has touch autofocus

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Has manual shutter speed

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Can create panoramas in-camera

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Wide aperture (front camera)

f/2.2

f/1.9

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Has timelapse function

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Supports Dolby Vision recording

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Minimum focal length

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13 mm

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Maximum focal length

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26 mm

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Pixel size (main camera)

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1 µm & 0.7 µm

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Supports HDR10 recording

Operating system

Operating system

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Has clipboard warnings

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Has location privacy options

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Has camera/microphone privacy options

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Has theme customization

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Can play games while they download

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Has dark mode

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Has Wi-Fi password sharing

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Has battery health check

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Has an extra dim mode

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Has focus modes

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Has dynamic theming

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Can offload apps

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Has customizable notifications

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Has scrolling screenshots

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Supports split screen

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Supports instant markup

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Supports PiP and PaP

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More languages supported

125

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Can be used as a PC

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Has sharing intents

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Has a child lock

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Supports widgets

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Is free and open source

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Tracks the current position of a mobile device

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Is a multi-user system

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Has Mail Privacy Protection

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Can block app tracking

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Blocks cross-site tracking

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Has on-device machine learning

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Has Live Text

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Has SharePlay

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Gets direct OS updates

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Has AirPlay

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Has Quick Start

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Has offline voice recognition

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The browser has word wrap

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Has voice commands

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Has notification permissions

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Has media picker

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Has full-page screenshots

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Has PiP

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Battery

Battery

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Battery power

5000 mAh

3692 mAh

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Has wireless charging

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Supports fast charging

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Charging speed

45W

40W

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Wireless charging speed

15W

30W

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Has reverse wireless charging

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Reverse wireless charging speed

4.5W

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Has an ultra power-saving mode

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Has a battery level indicator

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Has a rechargeable battery

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Battery life

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30 hours

Audio

Audio

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Has stereo speakers

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Has LDAC

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Has aptX HD

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Has aptX Lossless

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Number of microphones

3

3

Features

Features

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Has 5G support

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Wi-Fi version

Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)

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Download speed

10000 MBits/s

10000 MBits/s

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Upload speed

3500 MBits/s

3500 MBits/s

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Has USB Type-C

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USB version

3.2

2

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Has NFC

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SIM cards

1 SIM, 1 eSIM

1 SIM, 1 eSIM

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Has a fingerprint scanner

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Has emergency SOS via satellite

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Bluetooth version

5.3

6

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Has a gyroscope

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Has GPS

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Has a compass

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Supports Wi-Fi

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Has a cellular module

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Has a barometer

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Stylus included

-

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Supports Galileo

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Has an accelerometer

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Has crash detection

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Uses 3D facial recognition

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