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4.6 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.84 GHz2.0 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9Qualcomm Snapdragon 625Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600Qualcomm Adreno 506ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory2 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.5 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2560 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
IPS TFTAMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi401.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
HDRnonoyes
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.0 f1.7 f
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.5"
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantno
N/A
yes
Shock resistantno
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.23 in5.98 in6.04 in
Width3.07 in2.98 in2.91 in
Depth0.29 in0.29 in0.31 in
Weight6.77 oz5.64 oz5.96 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionLightning
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
No
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
N/A
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
N/A
GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 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
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
Battery capacity2750.0 mAh3340.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h
N/A
312.0 h
Talk time24.0 h
N/A
26.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging no
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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