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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 10Android 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.0 GHz1.9 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionMediaTek Cortex-A53Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
RAM memory3 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
3 GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
PowerVR GE8320ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T880 MP12

Display

Screen size5.5 in6.5 in5.2 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1600 x 720 px1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • PLS TFT
  • TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi
N/A
424.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
N/A
no
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture1.8 f
N/A
N/A
1.7 f
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
123.0 °
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.2F/1.9F/1.7
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
Display flashLED flash

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
N/A
yes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
256GB200GB

Dimensions

Height6.23 in6.46 in5.75 in5.61 in
Width3.07 in2.98 in2.81 in2.74 in
Depth0.29 in0.35 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight6.63 oz7.23 oz5.61 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
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 supportno
N/A
yesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version4.2
N/A
4.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyes
N/A
yesyes
Charging connectionLightning
N/A
USBUSB
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
NoNo
Headphone connection
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-CMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
noyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • FDD-LTE
  • HSPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyes
N/A
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standardsGoogle Cast
N/A
Google Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ionLithium Ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2900.0 mAh5000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h
N/A
N/A
288.0 h
Talk time21.0 h57.0 h16.0 h27.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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