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4 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 6.0Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.84 GHz1.8 GHz1.6 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9 APL0898
N/A
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelPowerVR Series 7XT GT7600ARM Mali-T860ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory2 GB3 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in5.5 in5.5 in5.7 in
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px1080.0 px px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2560 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
IPS TFTIPS TFTAMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi403.0 ppi401.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
nonono
HDR
N/A
nonoyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
1.9 f1.7 f
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom3x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionFace recognition
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.5"
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionFace recognition
N/A
yesyes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.4
N/A
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB64 GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB256GB256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
N/A
Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
noyes
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height4.87 in6.05 in5.97 in6.04 in
Width2.31 in2.98 in2.95 in2.91 in
Depth0.3 in0.32 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight3.99 oz6.17 oz5.89 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.04.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
NFCyesnonoyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
NoNo
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
nono
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBCSBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
N/A
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
N/A
GLONASSGLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesyes
2G GSM
N/A
yesyesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyesyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity1642.0 mAh4000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h
N/A
350.0 h312.0 h
Talk time14.0 h
N/A
21.0 h26.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
nonoyes
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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