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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 10Android 7.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.2 GHz1.9 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 730Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
RAM memory3 GB6 GB3 GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
N/A
ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-G71 MP20

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.8 in5.2 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2340 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
OLED
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi443.0 ppi424.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDRnoyes
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 Mpx12.2 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture1.8 f
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px3840 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
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-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
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 focusyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
77.0 °
N/A
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 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.0F/1.9F/1.7
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
Display flash
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
77.0 °
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
128 GB32 GB64 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
256GB256GB

Dimensions

Height6.23 in5.67 in5.75 in5.86 in
Width3.07 in2.73 in2.81 in2.68 in
Depth0.29 in0.32 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight6.63 oz5.04 oz5.61 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
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 supportno
N/A
yesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Electronic SIM card
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
N/A
no
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version4.2
N/A
4.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • 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
NoDisplayPort over USB-C
Headphone connection
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
3.1
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C
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
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
  • 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
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
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
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 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
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Streaming standardsGoogle Cast
N/A
Google Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2900.0 mAh3140.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h
N/A
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time21.0 h
N/A
16.0 h20.0 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
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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