Poor | Average | Good | Excellent | |
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Screen size | 4 in Best: Asus FonePad 8 Screen size: 8 in | |||
Battery capacity | 1430 mAh Best: Doogee BL12000 Battery capacity: 12000 mAh | |||
Pixel density | 233 ppi Best: Sony Xperia Z6 Pixel density: 891 ppi | |||
CPU clock speed | 1 GHz Best: Motorola Moto G100 CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz |
Operating system | Windows Phone 8.1 |
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CPU clock speed | 1.0 GHz |
CPU cores | Dual-core |
CPU model | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227 |
GPU model | Qualcomm Adreno 305 |
RAM memory | 512 MB |
Primary sensor size | 1/4" |
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Primary sensor resolution | 5.0 Mpx |
Primary lens aperture | 2.4 f |
Video recording | yes |
Highest video resolution | 1280 x 720 px |
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution | 30.0 fps |
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.) | 30.0 fps |
Autofocus | yes |
Optical zoom | 4x |
Geo-tagging | yes |
LED Flash | yes |
Touch focus | yes |
Colour of product |
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Material |
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Water resistant | no |
Shock resistant | no |
Accelerometer | yes |
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Proximity | yes |
Digital compass | yes |
Ambient light sensor | yes |
Gyroscope | yes |
Dual sim support | no |
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Sim card size | Micro-SIM |
DLNA certified | no |
Bluetooth | yes |
Bluetooth version | 4.0 |
Bluetooth profile |
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NFC | no |
Charging connection | USB |
Headphone connection | 3.5 mm |
USB version | 2.0 |
USB On-The-Go (OTG) | no |
Video output | No |
Replaceable battery | yes |
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Battery type | Lithium ion |
Battery capacity | 1430.0 mAh |
Standby time | 360.0 h |
Talk time | 14.0 h |
Fast charging | no |
Wireless charging | no |
Screen size | 4.0 in |
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Touchscreen | yes |
Number of colors | 16.7M |
Panel type | LCD |
Resolution | 800 x 480 px |
Technology | IPS TFT |
Pixel density | 233.0 ppi |
Dual screen support | no |
Scratch resistant display | yes |
HDR | no |
Multi touch | yes |
Internal storage | 8 GB |
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Memory card reader | yes |
Maximum card storage | 64GB |
Types of memory card supported | microSD |
Height | 4.72 in |
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Width | 2.52 in |
Depth | 0.39 in |
Weight | 4.37 oz |
FM radio | yes |
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Wireless network (Wi-Fi) | yes |
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Wireless networking standard |
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Data transmission | HSPA+ |
Navigation system | GLONASS |
2G GSM | yes |
GSM frequencies |
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3G UMTS | yes |
UMTS frequences | 2100 MHz |
4G LTE | no |
Mobile hotspot | yes |
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