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general General Info

Manufacturer Nothing Nothing
Announced July 2025 October 2025
Status Coming Soon - July 2025 Available - October 2025
Price Rs. 79,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White, Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm
(6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
164 x 78 x 8.3 mm
(6.46 x 3.07 x 0.33 in)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Monochrome LED display on the back (489 LEDs, notifications, timer, flashlight)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (submerged up to 1.5m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 15, up to 5 major Android upgrades Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades
User Interface Nothing OS 3.5 Nothing OS 3.5
Processor Octa-core (1x3.21 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720), Qualcomm SM8735 Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (4 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 7300 Pro (4 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 825 [Similar] Mali-G615 MC2 [Similar]
RAM 16 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 GB 256 GB
External Memory No microSDXC

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen, 120Hz
2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 4500 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR
800 Nits (typ), 1300 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Panda Glass, Mohs Level 5 Protection
Colors 1B colors 1B colors
Size 6.67 inches [Similar] 6.77 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1260 x 2800 pixels (460 ppi) 1080 x 2392 pixels (388 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.60% 86.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar] 50 MP + 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.7, (periscope telephoto), 1/2.75", PDAF, 3x optical zoom. OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76"
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 50 MP, f/2.2, 81˚ (wide), 1/2.76"
HDR
4K@60fps, 1080p@60fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)

1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC, SBAS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.0 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery (International/India)
Fast Battery Charging 65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC4
15W wireless
7.5W reverse charging
5W reverse wireless
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 33W wired, 50% in 20 min 5W reverse wired
Capacity 5150/5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -