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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 6.0Android 7.1
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Kryo 260
RAM memory3 GB4 GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 509

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.7 in
N/A
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2560 px1080 x 2160 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi518.0 ppi403.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRnoyes
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.5"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture1.8 f1.7 f
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
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
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
Gesture Shotyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 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
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
64 GB64 GB
Memory card readernoyes
N/A
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Matte black
  • Gold
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Silver
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
Water resistantyesyes
N/A
Shock resistantnono
N/A
Dust resistantyesyes
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.23 in6.04 in6.24 in
Width3.07 in2.91 in2.97 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.32 in
Weight6.63 oz5.96 oz6.38 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
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
Video outputManufacturer specificNo
N/A
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm
N/A
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
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
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
N/A
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
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
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 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
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
Streaming standardsGoogle Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium Polymer
N/A
Battery capacity2900.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
N/A
Standby time384.0 h312.0 h
N/A
Talk time21.0 h26.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingnoyesyes
Wireless charging noyes
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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