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4.3 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
18 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
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4.0 out of 5
37 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 10Android 4.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.0 GHz1.4 GHz1.39 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreDual-core10-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionMediaTek Cortex-A53Samsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210MediaTek MT6797
RAM memory3 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
1 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
GPU model
N/A
PowerVR GE8320ARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-T880 MP4

Display

Screen size5.5 in6.5 in5.3 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
  • LCD
  • OLED
OLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1600 x 720 px1280 x 800 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • PLS TFT
  • TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • OLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi
N/A
285.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesno
HDRno
N/A
nono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture1.8 f
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
N/A
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
3D Capture
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
yes
N/A
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
microSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
32GB256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Matte black
  • Gold
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Grey
  • Silver
MaterialAluminum
N/A
PlasticAluminum
Water resistantyes
N/A
nono
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.23 in6.46 in5.78 in5.96 in
Width3.07 in2.98 in3.26 in3.0 in
Depth0.29 in0.35 in0.38 in0.32 in
Weight6.63 oz7.23 oz6.28 oz6.14 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
no
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
yesno
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Bluetooth version4.2
N/A
3.0 HS4.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBCSBC
NFCyes
N/A
yesno
Charging connectionLightning
N/A
USBUSB
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
MHLNo
Headphone connection
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 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
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
A-GPSGPS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
N/A
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
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
  • no
  • yes
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
700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standardsGoogle Cast
N/A
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
yes
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium IonLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity2900.0 mAh5000.0 mAh2500.0 mAh4050.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h
N/A
820.0 h
N/A
Talk time21.0 h57.0 h13.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingno
N/A
nono
Wireless charging no
N/A
nono

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