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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 5.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.2 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores6-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio X MT6795Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
RAM memory2 GB2 GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
PowerVR G6200ARM Mali-T880 MP12

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.0 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCD
N/A
OLED
Resolution750 x 1334 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2560 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
N/A
AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi441.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
HDRyes
N/A
yes
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.5"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f1.7 f
Face detectionBody and face detectionyesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx4.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detectionyesyes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantyes
N/A
yes
Shock resistantno
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.45 in5.69 in6.04 in
Width2.65 in2.74 in2.91 in
Depth0.29 in0.38 in0.31 in
Weight5.22 oz5.54 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryes
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
N/A
USB
Video outputNo
N/A
No
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
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
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
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
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
4G LTEyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium Polymer
Battery capacity1820.0 mAh2840.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time24.0 h
N/A
312.0 h
Talk time14.0 h
N/A
26.0 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging yes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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