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HTC One Mobile Phone
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Motorola DROID MAXX Mobile Phone
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Samsung Z1 Mobile Phone
Samsung Z1
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4.5 out of 5
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3.5 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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User rating
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4.2 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 5.0Android 4.4Tizen 2.3
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.7 GHz1.6 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreDual-core8-coreDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960DTSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Spreadtrum SC7727S
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 320Qualcomm Adreno 320PowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-400
RAM memory2 GB2 GB2 GB768 MB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.0 in5.0 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
N/A
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFTAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
PLS
Pixel density469.0 ppi294.0 ppi441.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyesyes
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
N/A
HDRnonono
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution4.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx3.15 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
10x
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution2.1 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
Memory card readernonoyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB
N/A
64GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Blue
  • Red
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Plastic
KevlarPlasticPlastic
Water resistantno
N/A
no
N/A
Shock resistantnonono
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.41 in5.41 in5.38 in4.74 in
Width2.69 in2.8 in2.75 in2.49 in
Depth0.37 in0.33 in0.31 in0.38 in
Weight5.04 oz5.89 oz4.59 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
ANT+yes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
nonoyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesnoyes
N/A
Video outputMHL
N/A
MHL
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 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
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSDPA
Navigation systemS-GPSGLONASSGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
  • no
  • yes
N/A
Streaming standardsMiracast
N/A
Miracast
N/A
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Regional
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyesyes
Battery capacity2300.0 mAh3500.0 mAh2600.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Standby time496.0 h600.0 h370.0 h
N/A
Talk time16.8 h48.0 h17.0 h8.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
N/A
Wireless charging noyesyes
N/A
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ionLithium ion

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