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4.1 out of 5
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User rating
47
3.9 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 8.0Android 4.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.35 GHz1.4 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores6-core8-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
RAM memory2 GB4 GB1 GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 540Qualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-T880 MP12

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.0 in4.3 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCDOLED
Resolution750 x 1334 px1080 x 1920 px1280 x 720 px1440 x 2560 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
AMOLED
N/A
AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi441.0 ppi342.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRyesno
N/A
yes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.5"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.2 Mpx5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps240.0 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 stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.0 f1.7 f
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionBody and face detection
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx1.6 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detection
N/A
yesyes
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
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
64 GB
Memory card readernonoyesyes
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
256GB

Dimensions

Height5.45 in5.74 in4.96 in6.04 in
Width2.65 in2.74 in2.56 in2.91 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.35 in0.31 in
Weight5.22 oz5.04 oz4.37 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyes
N/A
yes
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 supportnono
N/A
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.05.04.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
N/A
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
USB
N/A
USB
Video outputNoNo
N/A
No
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
N/A
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Headphone connection
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A

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
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 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
GLONASSGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
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 UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
Google Cast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium PolymerLithium Polymer
Battery capacity1820.0 mAh2700.0 mAh2000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time24.0 h
N/A
432.0 h312.0 h
Talk time14.0 h
N/A
14.0 h26.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging yesno
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
Fast charging standard
N/A
USB Power Delivery
N/A
N/A

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