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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0OxygenOSAndroid 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.84 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Qualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory4 GB
  • 12 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB
4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in6.67 in5.7 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLED
N/A
OLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px3120 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Fluid AmoledAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi516.0 ppi518.0 ppi534.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3DCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRno
N/A
yesno
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
1.7 f1.7 f
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesFace recognitionyesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
16.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
117.0 °
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
3x
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.5"1/2.6"
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
Lens apertureF/1.9F/2.0
N/A
F/1.7
Face detectionyesFace recognitionyesyes
Light source
N/A
Display flash
N/A
LED flash
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage128GB
N/A
256GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height6.0 in6.4 in6.04 in5.94 in
Width2.96 in2.99 in2.91 in2.85 in
Depth0.27 in0.35 in0.31 in0.3 in
Weight5.71 oz7.27 oz5.96 oz5.54 oz

Sensors

Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Accelerometer
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
yesno
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Altimeter
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
noyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.25.04.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • GAVDP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
N/A
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
N/A
Micro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yesyes
Video outputNo
N/A
NoNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
3.0/3.1
2.0

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • SBAS
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
nono
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity3400.0 mAh
  • 3700
  • 4000
3500.0 mAh3600.0 mAh
Standby time440.0 h
N/A
312.0 h336.0 h
Talk time20.0 h
N/A
26.0 h33.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging no
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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