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4.3 out of 5
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45
4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 7.0Android 10Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz1.5 GHz2.0 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionMediaTek MT6750TMediaTek Cortex-A53Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
RAM memory3 GB4 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
4 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T860PowerVR GE8320ARM Mali-G71 MP20

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.7 in6.5 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCD
IPS
LCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px720.0 px px1600 x 720 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
LCD
  • PLS TFT
  • TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi282.0 ppi
N/A
570.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesno
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
N/A
yes
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
5.0 Mpx
N/A
Primary lens aperture1.8 f
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920.0 px px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
123.0 °
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
F/2.2F/1.7
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readernoyes
N/A
yes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB
N/A
256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Matte black
  • Gold
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Blue
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
N/A
Water resistantyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.23 in6.06 in6.46 in5.86 in
Width3.07 in2.83 in2.98 in2.68 in
Depth0.29 in0.33 in0.35 in0.31 in
Weight6.63 oz6.7 oz7.23 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyes
N/A
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.24.0
N/A
5.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesno
N/A
yes
Charging connectionLightningUSB
N/A
USB
Video outputManufacturer specificNo
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
3.1
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium Ion
N/A
Battery capacity2900.0 mAh3180.0 mAh5000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h360.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time21.0 h17.0 h57.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging nono
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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