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Available colors

Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 9Android 4.1Android 4.3Android 4.4Android 5.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.2 GHz1.4 GHz2.5 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A5 APL2498
N/A
Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelPowerVR SGX543ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory512 MB1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size3.5 in4.3 in4.8 in5.1 in5.1 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution960 x 640 px800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi217.0 ppi306.0 ppi432.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
noyesyesno
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyesyesyes
HDRno
N/A
nononoyes
Multi touchyesyesyesyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.6 f2.6 f2.2 f1.9 f
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx2.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size1/3.2"
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyesnoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB64GB128GB128GB256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
PlasticPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
Water resistantno
N/A
noyesnoyes
Shock resistantno
N/A
nononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height4.54 in4.93 in5.38 in5.59 in5.65 in5.86 in
Width2.31 in2.6 in2.78 in2.85 in2.78 in2.68 in
Depth0.37 in0.33 in0.34 in0.32 in0.27 in0.31 in
Weight4.94 oz4.09 oz4.69 oz5.11 oz4.87 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononononono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.03.0 HS4.04.04.15.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCno
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • Apple 30-pin
  • Lightning
N/A
USBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
MHLMHLMHLDisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyesyesyes
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
3.1

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGPSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 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
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 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
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
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
N/A
4G LTEnoyes
  • no
  • yes
yesyesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyesyes
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Miracast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
yesyesnono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1432.0 mAh1650.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2550.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time200.0 h710.0 h830.0 h390.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time8.0 h18.0 h22.0 h21.0 h17.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
noyesyesyes
Wireless charging no
N/A
noyesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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