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4.3 out of 5
5 user ratings
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4.5 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
12 user ratings
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User rating
37
4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
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3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 8.0Android 7.0Android 2.2
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.15 GHz2.15 GHz0.6 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreSingle-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 ProQualcomm Snapdragon MSM7627
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 320Qualcomm Adreno 530Qualcomm Adreno 530Qualcomm Adreno 200
RAM memory2 GB4 GB4 GB512 MB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.0 in5.5 in3.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1280 x 768 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px480 x 320 px
TechnologyIPS TFTAMOLEDAMOLED
N/A
Pixel density318.0 ppi441.0 ppi534.0 ppi180.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
N/A
HDRno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/4"1/2.3"1/2.3"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.3 Mpx12.3 Mpx3.2 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px640 x 480 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f2.0 f
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
240.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
Memory card readernono
N/A
yes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slotNo memory slotmicroSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
32GB

Design

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

Dimensions

Height5.27 in5.66 in6.09 in4.23 in
Width2.7 in2.74 in2.98 in2.28 in
Depth0.36 in0.29 in0.29 in0.47 in
Weight4.9 oz5.04 oz5.93 oz4.59 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
N/A
N/A
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
N/A
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.22.1 EDR
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
A2DPA2DP
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
SBC
N/A
NFCyesyes
N/A
N/A
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
3.0/3.1
N/A
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
Video outputSlimPortNoNo
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
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
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSDPA
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • S-GPS
GLONASSGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standardsMiracastGoogle CastGoogle Cast
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
N/A
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2770.0 mAh3450.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Standby time390.0 h456.0 h552.0 h200.0 h
Talk time15.0 h26.0 h32.0 h5.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging yesno
N/A
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
USB Power Delivery
USB Power Delivery
N/A

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