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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 6.0Android 7.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz2.3 GHz2.4 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 925Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 960Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5433
GPU modelARM Mali-T628ARM Mali-T880 MP4ARM Mali-G71 MP8ARM Mali-T760 MP16
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
3 GB

Display

Screen size6.0 in6.0 in5.9 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density368.0 ppi367.0 ppi373.0 ppi515.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnononoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesnoyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.02.5D Arc GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/4.3"1/2.8"
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.0 f
N/A
2.2 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx3.7 Mpx
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.9
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB128GB256GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Yellow
  • White
  • Space grey
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Bronze
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Metal
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Carbon fiber
  • Kevlar
  • Plastic
  • Rubber
  • Steel
Water resistantnononono
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height6.18 in6.19 in6.18 in6.04 in
Width3.19 in3.17 in3.11 in3.09 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight6.53 oz6.53 oz6.7 oz6.21 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyes
N/A
yes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
yesyesyes
Pedometer
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

Other features

FM radioyesyesyesyes
IR
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyes
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.24.0
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBCSBCSBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.01.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputNoNoNoMHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemS-GPSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
CDMA frequences
N/A
800 MHz
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynononoyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity4100.0 mAh4000.0 mAh4000.0 mAh3220.0 mAh
Standby time648.0 h528.0 h
N/A
N/A
Fast chargingnonoyesyes
Wireless charging nononoyes
Talk time
N/A
18.0 h
N/A
20.0 h
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Huawei SuperChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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