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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 10Android 4.2Android 5.0Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.2 GHz1.7 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelApple A6 APL0598MediaTek MT6589Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
GPU modelPowerVR SGX543PowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 320ARM Mali-400 MP1
RAM memory1 GB1 GB2 GB1 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.7 in4.7 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px1280 x 720 px1080 x 1920 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS LCDIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi312.0 ppi469.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyes
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesno
HDRno
N/A
nono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"
N/A
1/3"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx4.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.6 f

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
4 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readernoyesnoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB64GB32GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
N/A
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Plastic
Plastic
Water resistantno
N/A
nono
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height4.87 in5.39 in5.41 in4.78 in
Width2.31 in2.69 in2.69 in2.48 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.37 in0.39 in
Weight3.95 oz4.41 oz5.04 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyes
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBC
NFCno
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
MHLNo
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGPSS-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesno
LTE frequenciesRegional
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesnoyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity1440.0 mAh1800.0 mAh2300.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time225.0 h780.0 h496.0 h450.0 h
Talk time8.0 h18.0 h16.8 h14.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
nono
Wireless charging no
N/A
nono

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