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Samsung Z1 Mobile Phone
Samsung Z1
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Editiorial reviews
18
4.3 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
62 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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17
4.6 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
22
4.2 out of 5
22 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
36
4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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42
4.3 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
52 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 4.1.2Android 4.4Tizen 2.3
CPU clock speed2.2 GHz1.6 GHz2.3 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelMediaTek Helio X MT6795Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974Spreadtrum SC7727S
GPU modelPowerVR G6200ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-400
RAM memory2 GB2 GB3 GB768 MB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.55 in5.7 in4.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px
Pixel density441.0 ppi267.0 ppi386.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Panel type
N/A
OLEDOLED
N/A
Technology
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
PLS
Dual screen support
N/A
noyes
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx3.15 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.6 f2.2 f
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3.2"
N/A
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution4.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
Memory card readeryes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage128GB64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Titanium
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Lilac
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Beige
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Black
  • White
Material
N/A
PlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.69 in5.95 in5.95 in4.74 in
Width2.74 in3.17 in3.12 in2.49 in
Depth0.38 in0.37 in0.33 in0.38 in
Weight5.54 oz6.35 oz5.93 oz3.95 oz

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
N/A
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.04.04.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • HDMI
  • USB
N/A
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
N/A
Video output
N/A
MHLMHL
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
N/A
  • no
  • yes
yes
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
NFC
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+DC-HSDPAHSPA+HSDPA
Navigation systemGPS
N/A
GLONASSGPS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesno
  • no
  • yes
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast
N/A

Battery

Battery capacity2840.0 mAh3100.0 mAh3200.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Standby time
N/A
980.0 h420.0 h
N/A
Talk time
N/A
35.0 h21.0 h8.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

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