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Apple iPhone 5C Mobile Phone
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Huawei P9 Lite 2016 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 8Apple iOS 11Android 7.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.3 GHz1.5 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A6 APL0598Apple A7 APL0698Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 650Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelPowerVR SGX543PowerVR G6430ARM Mali-T880 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory1 GB1 GB3 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.0 in5.2 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px1136 x 640 px1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi326.0 ppi424.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesyesnoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesnoyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"
N/A
1/2.6"
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.2 f

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx1.2 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.0
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readernonoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
128GB128GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Magnesium
  • Plastic
PlasticPlastic
Water resistantnononoyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height4.9 in4.87 in5.78 in5.59 in
Width2.33 in2.31 in2.86 in2.85 in
Depth0.35 in0.3 in0.3 in0.32 in
Weight4.66 oz3.95 oz5.19 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesnoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.24.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFCnonoyesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • Lightning
  • HDMI
LightningUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificManufacturer specificNoMHL
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
noyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSS-GPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 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
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 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
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynononoyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity1510.0 mAh1560.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time250.0 h250.0 h630.0 h390.0 h
Talk time10.0 h10.0 h18.9 h21.0 h
Fast chargingnononoyes
Wireless charging nononoyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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