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Samsung Z1 Mobile Phone
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4.3 out of 5
9 user ratings
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4.4 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
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User rating
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4.3 out of 5
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38 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
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5 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 7Android 4.4Android 4.4Tizen 2.3
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.6 GHz2.5 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core8-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelApple A4Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Spreadtrum SC7727S
GPU modelPowerVR SGX535PowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-400
RAM memory512 MB2 GB2 GB768 MB

Display

Screen size3.5 in5.0 in5.1 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
N/A
Resolution960 x 640 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
PLS
Pixel density326.0 ppi441.0 ppi432.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyesyes
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
N/A
HDRnonono
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx3.15 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.8 f2.2 f2.2 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx0.3 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
N/A
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB128GB64GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
PlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnonoyes
N/A
Shock resistantnonono
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height4.54 in5.38 in5.59 in4.74 in
Width2.31 in2.75 in2.85 in2.49 in
Depth0.37 in0.31 in0.32 in0.38 in
Weight4.83 oz4.59 oz5.11 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yesyes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononoyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiednoyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.04.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
NFCnoyesyes
N/A
Charging connection
  • Apple 30-pin
  • Lightning
USBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificMHLMHL
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
N/A
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASSGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEno
  • no
  • yes
yes
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
Data transmission
N/A
HSPA+HSPA+HSDPA
LTE frequencies
N/A
Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMiracast
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1420.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2800.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h370.0 h390.0 h
N/A
Talk time7.0 h17.0 h21.0 h8.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
N/A
Wireless charging noyesyes
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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