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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 6.0Android 6.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.15 GHz2.3 GHz1.5 GHz
CPU cores6-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2
RAM memory2 GB4 GB4 GB2 GB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-T880 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 405

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.5 in5.7 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution750 x 1334 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px1280 x 720 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
AMOLEDAMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density326.0 ppi534.0 ppi518.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesno
HDRyesnoyesno
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.5"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f1.7 f2.0 f
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detectionBody and face detectionyesyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yesyes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Voice control
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detectionyesyesyes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB64 GB16 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB256GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Magnesium
Water resistantyesnoyesno
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.45 in6.06 in6.04 in5.48 in
Width2.65 in2.97 in2.91 in2.73 in
Depth0.29 in0.28 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight5.22 oz5.82 oz5.96 oz5.08 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednononono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.24.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DPA2DPA2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBCSBCSBC
NFCyesyesyesno
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
USBUSBUSB
Video outputNoNoNoNo
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 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
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 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
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
Miracast
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity1820.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh4100.0 mAh
Standby time24.0 h336.0 h312.0 h
N/A
Talk time14.0 h26.0 h26.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingyesnoyesno
Wireless charging yesnoyesno
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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