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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 6.0Android 6.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.3 GHz1.2 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores6-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
RAM memory3 GB1.5GB1.5GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T720 GPUQualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-G72 MP18

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.0 in5.0 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
Super AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDRyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 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
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f2.2 f1.9 f
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Face detectionBody and face detectionyesyes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detectionyesyes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB16 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB128GB400GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
microSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
N/A
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
PlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height6.24 in5.6 in5.6 in5.81 in
Width3.07 in2.8 in2.81 in2.7 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight7.13 oz4.9 oz4.87 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
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 supportnonoyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.14.15.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
N/A
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputNo
N/A
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.1

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
  • 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
HSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GPSGPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
yes
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyesyes
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
800 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2670.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time38.0 h240.0 h250.0 h326.0 h
Talk time21.0 h22.0 h25.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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