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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 12
  • Android 10
  • Android 9.0
  • Android 9.0 Pie
Android 4.1Android 8.0
CPU cores6-core8-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelApple A12 BionicHisilicon Kirin 980Samsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
CPU clock speed
N/A
2.6 GHz1.4 GHz2.7 GHz
RAM memory
N/A
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB
1 GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
N/A
ARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-G72 MP18

Display

Screen size6.5 in6.47 in5.3 in5.8 in
Resolution2688 x 1242 px2340 x 1080 px1280 x 800 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologySuper Retina HD
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density458.0 ppi400.0 ppi285.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
HDRyes
N/A
noyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel type
N/A
OLED
  • LCD
  • OLED
OLED
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx40.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.4F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
8.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/3.4
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps960.0 fps
3D Capture
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx32.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detection
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR modeSmart HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.0
N/A
F/1.7
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage
  • 256 GB
  • 512 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
16 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
32GB400GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height6.2 in6.22 in5.78 in5.81 in
Width3.05 in2.89 in3.26 in2.7 in
Depth0.3 in0.33 in0.38 in0.33 in
Weight7.34 oz6.77 oz6.28 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryes
N/A
yesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
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 supportyesyesnoyes
Sim card size
  • e-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano SIMMini-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.05.03.0 HS5.0
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSBUSB
Bluetooth profile
N/A
SBC
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A
USB Type-C
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yesno
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Headphone connection
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
N/A
MHLDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
  • DC-HSDPA
  • LTE Advanced
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
  • Gigabit LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 800 MHz
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
  • no
  • yes
yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
700 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Talk time25.0 h26.0 h13.0 h22.0 h
Wireless charging yesyesnoyes
Wireless charging standardQiQi
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Battery capacity
N/A
4200.0 mAh2500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time
N/A
697.0 h820.0 h326.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
yesno
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
noyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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