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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 9.0Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.5 GHz2.15 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 845Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory2 GB4 GB6 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.5 in5.5 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1334 x 750 px2160 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2560 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
Flexible OLEDAMOLEDAMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi443.0 ppi401.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRnoyesnoyes
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.4"1/2.5"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.2 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f
N/A
2.0 f1.7 f
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px
N/A
4096 x 2160 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
120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
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
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
8.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (Second Camera)
N/A
F/1.8
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB64 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
noyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
N/A
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Jet black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Clearly white
  • Just black
  • Not pink
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum unibody with hybrid coating
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantyes
N/A
noyes
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.73 in6.01 in6.04 in
Width2.64 in2.69 in2.94 in2.91 in
Depth0.28 in0.31 in0.29 in0.31 in
Weight4.87 oz5.22 oz5.57 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Electronic SIM card
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
  • e-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
yesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.25.0 LE4.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
LDACA2DPA2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSBUSB
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
NoNo
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A
N/A
Headphone connection
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
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
  • TD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 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
yesyes
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Google Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
nono
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity1960.0 mAh2915.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h
N/A
N/A
312.0 h
Talk time14.0 h
N/A
N/A
26.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging noyesnoyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
Qi
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Dash Charge
N/A

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