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Apple iPhone 5 Mobile Phone
Apple iPhone 5
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Huawei Honor 3C Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor 3C
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S4
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4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
64 %
4 stars
35 %
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The Honor 3C by Huawei may be cheap at £110, but it lacks 4G and comes with the ancient Android Jelly Bean, making it a poor choice even at that price.Read more
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4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
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User rating
38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
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4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
29 %
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4.3 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 10Android 4.2Android 4.3Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.3 GHz1.4 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelApple A6 APL0598MediaTek MT6582Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelPowerVR SGX543ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory1 GB2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in5.0 in4.8 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi294.0 ppi306.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesnonoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesnoyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f2.6 f2.2 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
10x
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx5.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB64GB64GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
PlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnononono
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height4.87 in5.49 in5.38 in5.38 in
Width2.31 in2.81 in2.78 in2.75 in
Depth0.3 in0.36 in0.34 in0.31 in
Weight3.95 oz4.94 oz4.69 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnonoyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNoMHLMHL
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPA
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesno
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequenciesRegional
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1440.0 mAh2300.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time225.0 h
N/A
830.0 h370.0 h
Talk time8.0 h
N/A
22.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnononono
Wireless charging nononoyes

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