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Dimensions:167,91 x 76,5 x 8,45 mm158,43 x 71,99 x 7,58 mm162,9 x 76 x 7,9 mm167 x 77 x 7,89 mm162,7 x 77,9 x 7,96 mm
Weight:190 gr171 gr187 gr186 gr210 gr
Stand-by time:dependent on usagedependent on usagedependent on usagedependent on usagedependent on usage
Call time:dependent on usagedependent on usagedependent on usagedependent on usagedependent on usage
Announced:4 january 20234 may 202317 october 202224 september 202524 september 2025

Design type

Monoblock:

Controls

Facial unlock:
Fingerprint recognition:Pressure sensitive in-screenPressure sensitive in-screen
Touchscreen:Multi-touch, capacitiveMulti-touch, capacitiveMulti-touch, capacitiveMulti-touch, capacitiveMulti-touch, capacitive
Voice command:
Voice dialing:

Operating system

Android:1313131515

User interface

TCL UI:5.0
My UX:
MIUI:14
MagicOS:9.0
HyperOS:2.0

Display

Auto-rotate:
Colour display:Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colours (24 bits), mini-notch display, notchAdjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colours (24 bits), Max Vision Full HD+, Always On feature, DCI-P3, HDR10+, hole-punch displayAdjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colours (24 bits), OLED, DCI-P3, Dolby Vision, hole-punch displayAdjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colours (24 bits), TFT, notchAdjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colours (24 bits), DotDisplay, DCI-P3, Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, hole-punch display
Peak brightness:450 nits1200 nits900 nits3200 nits
Refresh rate:90 Hz144 Hz120 Hz90 Hz144 Hz
Resolution:1600 x 720 pixels2400 x 1080 pixels2400 x 1080 pixels1600 x 720 pixels2772 x 1280 pixels
Size:6.75 inch6.55 inch6.67 inch6.74 inch6.83 inch
Aspect ratio:20:920:920:920:94:1.8
Pixels Per Inch (PPI):260402395260447
Screen-to-body ratio:85.6%90.8%86.8%85.3%90.4%

Hardware

Camera:Tri camera sensor, auto focus, image stabiliser, digital zoom, effects/camera settings, flash, geotagging, quality settings, macro mode, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, night mode, panoramic photo, portrait mode, video recorder, self-timerDual camera sensor, auto focus, image stabiliser, Blink Shot, digital zoom, effects/camera settings, flash, geotagging, face recognition, quality settings, macro mode, mosaic photo, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, night mode, panoramic photo, portrait mode, Smile Shot, video recorder, self-timerTri camera sensor, auto focus, image stabiliser, Blink Shot, digital zoom, effects/camera settings, flash, geotagging, face recognition, landscape mode, macro mode, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, panoramic photo, portrait mode, Smile Shot, video recorderDual camera sensor, auto focus, image stabiliser, digital zoom, effects/camera settings, flash, geotagging, face recognition, quality settings, landscape mode, macro mode, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, night mode, panoramic photo, portrait mode, Smile Shot, video recorder, self-timerTri camera sensor, auto focus, image stabiliser, Blink Shot, digital zoom, effects/camera settings, flash, geotagging, face recognition, landscape mode, macro mode, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, panoramic photo, portrait mode, Smile Shot, video recorder
F-number:f/1.8 + f/2.4 + f/2.4f/1.4 + f/2.2f/1.88 + f/2.2 + f/2.4f/1.8f/1.62 + f/2.2 + f/3.0
Max. resolution:(camera) 9248 x 6936 pixels + (video) 1920 x 1080 pixels(video) 3840 x 2160 pixels(video) 7680 x 4320 pixels(video) 1920 x 1080 pixels(video) 7680 x 4320 pixels
Type:2 MP + 2 MP + 50 MP13 MP + 50 MP2 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP50 MP12 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP
Angle of view (AOV):120°119°120°
DxOMark score:102
Front camera:
Angle of view (AOV):80.2°
F-number:f/2.0f/2.4f/2.2f/2.2
Max. resolution:(video) 1920 x 1080 pixels(video) 3840 x 2160 pixels(video) 1920 x 1080 pixels(video) 1920 x 1080 pixels(video) 3840 x 2160 pixels
Type:8 MP32 MP16 MP5 MP32 MP
Haptic feedback:
Integrated antenna:
Processor:MediaTek helio G37, octa coreMediaTek Dimensity 8020, octa coreMediaTek Dimensity 1080, octa coreMediaTek Helio G81, octa coreMediatek Dimensity 9400+, octa core
Clock Frequency:1.8 GHz + 2.3 GHz2.6 GHz1.7 GHz + 2.0 GHz2.4 GHz + 3.3 GHz + 3.73 GHz

Materials

Gorilla Glass:357i
Plastic:
Aluminium:
Dirt and waterproof:IP68IP53IP64IP68
Glass:

Telephony

Dual SIM:
Flight mode:
Integrated handsfree speaker:
nano-SIM (4FF):
Vibrating alert:
Videoconferencing:
eSIM:

Operating frequency

Quad band:

Data network

4G (LTE):Cat 4 (150 Mbps), Band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 13, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41Band 1, 3, 5, 8, 12, 19Band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41
EDGE:
GPRS:
HSDPA:
HSUPA:
UMTS:
5G:n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78n1, n3, n5, n8, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78

Personalisation

Multiple homescreens:
Widgets:

Personal Information
Management (PIM)

Agenda:
Alarm clock:
Calculator:
Contact list:
Date and time notation:
Document viewer:Excel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, word filesExcel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, word filesExcel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, word filesExcel files, PDF files, word filesExcel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, word files
Phonebook with groups:
Photo phonebook:
Reminder list:
Stopwatch & countdown timer:
Voice memo:
To-do list:

Available applications

Image editor:
Java application support:
Photo album:
Video codec support:H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG-4, VP8, VP9H.263, H.264, MPEG-4H.264, MPEG-4, VC-1, VP8, VP9, XvidH.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, VC-1, VP8, VP9, XvidH.264, MPEG-4
Video file support:3G2, 3GP, ASF, AVI, M4V, MKV, MP4, WebM3GP3G2, 3GP, ASF, AVI, M4V, MKV, MP4, WebM, WMV3GP, M4V, MKV, MP4, WebM3GP, MKV, MP4, WebM

Messaging

E-mail:POP3, SMTP, IMAP4POP3, SMTP, IMAP4POP3, SMTP, IMAP4POP3, SMTP, IMAP4
Instant messaging:Google TalkGoogle Talk
MMS:Video MMSVideo MMSChangeable MMS distribution list, Video MMSChangeable MMS distribution list, Video MMS
Predictive Text Input:T9T9
SMS:Group messaging, receive and send concatenated messagesGroup messaging, receive and send concatenated messagesGroup messaging, receive and send concatenated messagesGroup messaging, receive and send concatenated messagesGroup messaging, receive and send concatenated messages

Internet

Internet browser:Google ChromeGoogle ChromeGoogle ChromeGoogle Chrome
RSS reader:
YouTube support:

Navigation

A-GPS:
Beidou:
Build-in navigation system:Google Maps, Google Maps NavigationGoogle Maps, Google Maps NavigationGoogle Maps, Google Maps NavigationGoogle Maps, Google Maps NavigationGoogle Maps, Google Maps Navigation
Digital Compass:
Galileo:
GLONASS:
GPS receiver:
NavIC:
Quasi-Zenith (QZSS):

Audio

Audio codec support:AAC, AMR, FLAC, HE-AAC, MP3 VBR, OGG VorbisAAC, AMR, MIDI, MP3 VBRAAC, AAC+, AMR, aptX, eAAC+, FLAC, LDAC, MP3 VBR, OGG Vorbis, SBCAAC, AAC+, AMR, aptX, aptX HD, eAAC+, FLAC, IMY, LDAC, MIDI, Mobile XMF, MP3 VBR, OGG Vorbis, OTA, RTTL/RTX, SBCAAC, AAC+, AMR, aptX, eAAC+, FLAC, LDAC, MP3 VBR, OGG Vorbis
Audio file support:M4A, MP3, MP4, WAV, WMAMP3, WAVAPE, MP3, MP4, WAV, WMAAWB, M4A, MP3, MP4, WAVAPE, AWB, MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA
Polyphonic ringtones:MP3 ringtonesMP3 ringtonesMP3 ringtonesMP3 ringtones
Stereo speakers:
FM-radio:Stereo, RDS
Monophonic ringtones:

Build-in memory

Internal memory:UFS 4.1, LPDDR5X
Size (RAM):4 GB + 6 GB8 GB6 GB + 8 GB4 GB12 GB
Storage:128 GB + 256 GB256 GB128 GB + 256 GB128 GB + 256 GB + 64 GB1 TB + 256 GB + 512 GB
Memory card slot:MicroSDHC memory cardMicroSDXC memory card

Connections

Audio jack plug:3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB:v2.0, Type-Cv2.0, Type-CType-CType-CType-C

Connectivity

Bluetooth:v5.1, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)v5.2, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)v5.2, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)v5.1, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)v6.0, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
NFC:
Synchronisation:ActiveSync, SyncMLActiveSync, Apple iSyncActiveSync, Apple iSync
Tethering:
WAP:2.02.02.02.0
Wireless Lan (WLAN/Wi-Fi):Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), WiFi Direct supportWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), WiFi Direct supportWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 7, WiFi Direct support
Infrared:

Power supply

Battery:Li-ionLi-ionLi-ionLi-ion, Energielabel BSi-C (Silicon-carbon), Energielabel A
Capacity:5010 mAh4400 mAh5000 mAh5260 mAh5500 mAh
Battery life (in cycles):1000x1600x
Battery life (per cycle):52h 7min57h 43min
EPREL registration number:24538902387435
Fast charging:Motorola TurboPowerXiaomi HyperChargeUSB Power Delivery, Xiaomi HyperCharge
Max. power:68 Watt67 Watt15 Watt90 Watt
Wireless charging:50 Watt

Sensors

Ambient light sensor:
Gesture recognition:
Proximity sensor:
Gyroscope:

Contents of the package

Charging cable:USB Type-CUSB Type-C
Protective cover:
Quick start guide:
Screen protector:Already confirmed
SIM ejector pin:
Warranty card:
Safety booklet:
Silica gel (desiccant):

AI (Artificial intelligence)

Google Gemini:Live
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