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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 4.4Android 6.0Android 7.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.2 GHz2.3 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6753
N/A
Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Kryo 260
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP4 GP
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 509
RAM memory3 GB512 MB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in4.0 in5.7 in
N/A
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px1440 x 2560 px1080 x 2160 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
N/A
AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density424.0 ppi233.0 ppi518.0 ppi403.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx3.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.5"
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.7 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
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
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage16 GB4 GB64 GB64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage32GB32GB256GB
N/A
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.54 in4.88 in6.04 in6.24 in
Width2.81 in2.52 in2.91 in2.97 in
Depth0.27 in0.37 in0.31 in0.32 in
Weight4.44 oz3.88 oz5.96 oz6.38 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
N/A
Sim card sizeMicro-SIM
N/A
Nano-SIM
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.01.24.2
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
A2DP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
N/A
NFC
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
USB
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Video output
N/A
N/A
No
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
N/A
Data transmissionHSDPAHSDPAHSPA+
N/A
Navigation systemGPSGPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
N/A
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
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A

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