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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - International
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 71 - USA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 - China
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - International
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 38, 40, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA - USA 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - China
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Launch
Announced 2021, May 12 2021, December 28
Status Available. Released 2021, May 13 Available. Released 2021, December 31
Body
Dimensions 148 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm (5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 in) 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm (6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 179 g or 180 g (6.31 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 700 nits (HBM), 1100 nits (peak) AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1100 nits (peak)
Size 5.9 inches, 84.0 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio) 6.28 inches, 95.2 cm2 (~89.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~446 ppi density) 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~419 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
 Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 11, upgradable to Android 13 Android 12, MIUI 13
Chipset Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Adreno 660 Adreno 730
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
 UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Main Camera
Modules 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 112˚, 14mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
50 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), AF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR 8K@24fps (HDR), 4K@30/60fps (HDR10+), 1080p@30/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF 32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm
Features HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
 32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res audio 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
Tuned by Harman Kardon
Snapdragon Sound
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 or 6e (market dependent), dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5) GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
Infrared port No Yes
Radio FM radio (market/region dependent) No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, color spectrum
  Virtual Proximity Sensing
Battery
Type Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
Charging 30W wired, PD3.0, 60% in 25 min, 100% in 80 min (advertised)
Reverse wired
67W wired, PD3.0, QC4, 100% in 39 min (advertised)
50W wireless, 100% in 53 min (advertised)
10W reverse wireless
Misc
Colors Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver Gray, Blue, Purple, Green
SAR 1.09 W/kg (head)     0.91 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.60 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
Models ZS590KS, ZS590KS-2A007EU, I006D 2201123G, 2201123C
Price C$ 899.00 / £ 545.87 / € 408.64 $ 179.99 / £ 340.31 / € 268.24
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 676001 (v8) | 799738 (v9)
GeekBench: 3604 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 61fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 985115 (v9)
GeekBench: 3652 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 75fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
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Loudspeaker -27.9 LUFS (Good) -25.3 LUFS (Very good)
Battery (old) Endurance rating 88h Endurance rating 82h

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