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4.0 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
12 %
4 stars
87 %
3 stars
0 %
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0 %
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46
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 6.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.3 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU cores6-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Mediatek MT6735
RAM memory2 GB4 GB1 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-T720 MP4

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.7 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution750 x 1334 px1440 x 2560 px1280 x 720 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
AMOLEDIPS LCD
Pixel density326.0 ppi518.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRyesyes
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.5"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
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 stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.7 f2.2 f
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionBody and face detectionyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 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
64 GB8 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

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

Dimensions

Height5.45 in6.04 in5.59 in
Width2.65 in2.91 in2.77 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.35 in
Weight5.22 oz5.96 oz4.55 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yes
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednonoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.24.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
N/A
NFCyesyes
N/A
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
USB
N/A
Video outputNoNo
N/A
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm
N/A
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
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
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
GLONASSGPS
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 UMTSyesyes
N/A
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity1820.0 mAh3500.0 mAh2400.0 mAh
Standby time24.0 h312.0 h
N/A
Talk time14.0 h26.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingyesyes
N/A
Wireless charging yesyes
N/A
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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