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Samsung Z1 Mobile Phone
Samsung Z1
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19
4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
84 %
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4.6 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
53 %
3 stars
7 %
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4 editorial reviews
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User rating
35
4.3 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
20 %
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4.3 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
52 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
2 %
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38
4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
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39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
35 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 2.1Android 4.4Android 4.4Tizen 2.3
CPU clock speed0.67 GHz2.3 GHz2.5 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelSamsung S5P6422Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Spreadtrum SC7727S
RAM memory56 MB3 GB2 GB768 MB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-400

Display

Screen size3.2 in5.7 in5.1 in4.0 in
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
N/A
Resolution400 x 240 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px
Pixel density146.0 ppi386.0 ppi432.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Technology
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
PLS
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
N/A
HDR
N/A
nono
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution3.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx3.15 Mpx
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3.2"1/2.6"
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f2.2 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB128GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
Internal storage
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
N/A

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Lilac
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Beige
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • White
Material
N/A
PlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
noyes
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
nono
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height4.47 in5.95 in5.59 in4.74 in
Width2.17 in3.12 in2.85 in2.49 in
Depth0.51 in0.33 in0.32 in0.38 in
Weight3.84 oz5.93 oz5.11 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Humidity
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.04.04.1
Charging connectionUSB
  • HDMI
  • USB
USB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
Dual sim support
N/A
  • no
  • yes
noyes
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMMicro-SIM
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
N/A
NFC
N/A
yesyes
N/A
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
3.0/3.1
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Video output
N/A
MHLMHL
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+HSPA+HSDPA
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
  • no
  • yes
yes
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMiracast
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1500.0 mAh3200.0 mAh2800.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Standby time620.0 h420.0 h390.0 h
N/A
Talk time15.0 h21.0 h21.0 h8.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyesyes
Fast charging
N/A
noyes
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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