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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.0Android 8.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.15 GHz2.35 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 530Qualcomm Adreno 540ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory4 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.0 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyAMOLEDAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density441.0 ppi441.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
noyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.3"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution12.3 Mpx12.2 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
1.9 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps240.0 fps960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary sensor size1/2.3"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernonoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
400GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnoyesyes
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.66 in5.74 in5.81 in
Width2.74 in2.74 in2.7 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight5.04 oz5.04 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Magnetometeryes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.25.05.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
3.0/3.1
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesnoyes
Video outputNoNoDisplayPort over USB-C
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standardsGoogle CastGoogle Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2770.0 mAh2700.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time456.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time26.0 h
N/A
22.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyes
Fast charging standard
USB Power Delivery
USB Power Delivery
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging nonoyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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