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Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
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HTC Explorer Mobile Phone
HTC Explorer
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HTC U11 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 2.3Android 7.1Android 7.1
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz0.6 GHz2.45 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores6-coreSingle-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon MSM7225AQualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
RAM memory3 GB384 MB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
6 GB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 200Qualcomm Adreno 540ARM Mali-G71 MP20

Display

Screen size5.5 in3.2 in5.5 in6.3 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M262K16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px480 x 320 px1440 x 2560 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
N/A
IPS TFTAMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi180.0 ppi534.0 ppi521.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportnonono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesnoyes
N/A
HDRyesnono
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/1.7"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx3.2 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px640 x 480 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionBody and face detectionyes
N/A
yes
3D Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
2x
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
128 MB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB2GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
Black
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Black
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantyesnoyes
N/A
Shock resistantnonono
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.24 in4.05 in6.06 in6.4 in
Width3.07 in2.25 in2.99 in2.94 in
Depth0.3 in0.51 in0.31 in0.34 in
Weight7.13 oz3.81 oz5.96 oz6.88 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
N/A
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMini-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednonoyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
N/A
Bluetooth version5.03.0 HS4.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DPA2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBCSBCSBC
NFCyesnoyes
N/A
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
USBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
Video outputNoNoDisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 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
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSDPAHSPA+VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
A-GPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTEyesnoyesyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesno
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2670.0 mAh1230.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
Standby time38.0 h485.0 h336.0 h220.0 h
Talk time21.0 h7.0 h24.5 h22.0 h
Fast chargingyesnoyes
N/A
Wireless charging yesnono
N/A
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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