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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.4Android 4.2Android 4.4Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz1.6 GHz1.7 GHz2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreDual-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABQualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544PowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory2 GB2 GB1.5GB2 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.0 in4.3 in5.1 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px960 x 540 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi441.0 ppi256.0 ppi432.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnoyesnoyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesnoyesyes
HDRnonononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.2 f2.0 f2.2 f1.7 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3.2"1/2.6"1/2.6"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.1 Mpx2.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB64GB128GB200GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
PlasticPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnononoyesyes
Shock resistantnonononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.21 in5.38 in4.91 in5.59 in5.61 in
Width2.58 in2.75 in2.41 in2.85 in2.74 in
Depth0.26 in0.31 in0.35 in0.32 in0.31 in
Weight4.06 oz4.59 oz3.77 oz5.11 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyes
N/A
yesyes
Pedometeryesyesyesyesyes
Hearth rate monitoryes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
  • no
  • yes
noyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyesyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyesyes
Video outputNoMHL
  • MHL
  • No
MHLNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyesyes
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
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • S-GPS
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyesyes
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
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Regional
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMiracastMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1860.0 mAh2600.0 mAh1900.0 mAh2800.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time350.0 h370.0 h300.0 h390.0 h288.0 h
Talk time11.0 h17.0 h12.0 h21.0 h27.0 h
Fast chargingnononoyesyes
Wireless charging yesyesnoyesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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