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Apple iPhone 12 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Z1 Mobile Phone
Samsung Z1
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Editiorial reviews
19
4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
63 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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17
4.6 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
35
3.9 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
0 %
42
4.3 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
52 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
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1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemiOS 14Android 4.4Tizen 2.3
CPU cores6-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974Spreadtrum SC7727S
CPU clock speed
N/A
2.3 GHz1.2 GHz
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-400
RAM memory
N/A
3 GB768 MB

Display

Screen size6.1 in5.7 in4.0 in
Panel typeOLEDOLED
N/A
Resolution2532 x 1170 px1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px
TechnologySuper Retina XDR Display
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
PLS
Pixel density460.0 ppi386.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Screen material
  • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
  • Ceramic Shield
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
HDRyesno
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Dual screen support
N/A
yes
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx3.15 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)120.0 °
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3.2"
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
Highest video resolution
N/A
4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionFace recognitionyesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution12.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx
Face detectionFace recognitionyesyes
HDR modeSmart HDR 3
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Lilac
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Beige
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Black
  • White
Material
  • Glass
  • aerospace-grade aluminium
PlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.78 in5.95 in4.74 in
Width2.81 in3.12 in2.49 in
Depth0.29 in0.33 in0.38 in
Weight5.71 oz5.93 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyes
N/A
Humidity
N/A
yes
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A

Cellular

Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • HSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
  • Gigabit LTE
  • LAA
  • 5G NR FR1
HSPA+HSDPA
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASSGPS
UMTS frequences
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 EAWS
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
  • no
  • yes
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Wireless charging yesyes
N/A
Wireless charging standardQi
N/A
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyes
Battery capacity
N/A
3200.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Standby time
N/A
420.0 h
N/A
Talk time
N/A
21.0 h8.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A

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