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4.3 out of 5
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4.6 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 9.0 PieAndroid 4.4Android 4.4
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.7 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-coreDual-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 845Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABQualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
RAM memory4 GB1.5GB3 GB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 330

Display

Screen size6.3 in6.3 in5.7 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDOLED
Resolution2960 x 1440 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyFlexible OLED
  • IPS TFT
  • Super LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density523.0 ppi233.0 ppi386.0 ppi
Screen material
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
HDRyesnono
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
noyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.2 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3.2"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)8.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Just black
  • Not pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Lilac
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Beige
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Red
MaterialAluminum unibody with hybrid coatingPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height6.22 in6.6 in5.95 in
Width3.02 in3.47 in3.12 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight6.49 oz7.02 oz5.93 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
yes
Magnetometeryes
N/A
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
Humidity
N/A
N/A
yes
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Sim card size
  • Nano SIM
  • Electronic SIM card
Micro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetooth profileLDAC
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Dual sim support
N/A
no
  • no
  • yes
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.04.0
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USB
  • HDMI
  • USB
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
MHLMHL

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMiracast
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz

Battery

Battery capacity3430.0 mAh3200.0 mAh3200.0 mAh
Wireless charging yesnoyes
Wireless charging standardQi
N/A
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyes
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Standby time
N/A
420.0 h420.0 h
Talk time
N/A
17.0 h21.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
nono

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