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4.6 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.84 GHz2.3 GHz
N/A
CPU coresDual-core8-core
N/A
CPU modelApple A9Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
N/A
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600ARM Mali-T880 MP12
N/A
RAM memory2 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.7 in6.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi518.0 ppi490.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRnoyes
N/A
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.7 f
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
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
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.5"
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
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
64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readernoyes
N/A
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Black
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
Water resistantnoyes
N/A
Shock resistantnono
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.23 in6.04 in6.39 in
Width3.07 in2.91 in3.23 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight6.77 oz5.96 oz
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyes
N/A
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yes
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.2
N/A
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
N/A
NFCyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionLightningUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNo
N/A
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A

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