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4.5 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 10Android 5.1Android 4.3
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.5 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A6 APL0598Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
GPU modelPowerVR SGX543Qualcomm Adreno 320ARM Mali-400
RAM memory1 GB2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.7 in4.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px1280 x 768 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi318.0 ppi306.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"1/4"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.6 f

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx1.3 Mpx1.9 Mpx

Storage

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

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Glass
  • Plastic
Plastic
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height4.87 in5.27 in5.38 in
Width2.31 in2.7 in2.78 in
Depth0.3 in0.36 in0.34 in
Weight3.95 oz4.9 oz4.69 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnoyesyes
Charging connectionLightning
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificSlimPortMHL
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • GPS
  • S-GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
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
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequenciesRegional
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity1440.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time225.0 h390.0 h830.0 h
Talk time8.0 h15.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging noyesno

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