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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 4.3Android 4.4Android 4.4Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.4 GHz1.6 GHz2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB2 GB4 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Display

Screen size4.3 in4.8 in5.0 in5.1 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 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 density217.0 ppi306.0 ppi441.0 ppi432.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touchyesyesyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
noyesyesno
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesyesyes
HDR
N/A
nononono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.6 f2.2 f2.2 f1.7 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps240.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
10x
N/A
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
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 resolution2.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
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 storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB64GB128GB200GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistant
N/A
nonoyesyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height4.93 in5.38 in5.38 in5.59 in5.61 in
Width2.6 in2.78 in2.75 in2.85 in2.74 in
Depth0.33 in0.34 in0.31 in0.32 in0.31 in
Weight4.09 oz4.69 oz4.59 oz5.11 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonononoyes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.04.04.04.2
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSBUSBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
Video output
N/A
MHLMHLMHLNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
  • 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
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Regional
  • 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
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
MiracastMiracast
  • 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

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1650.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2800.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time710.0 h830.0 h370.0 h390.0 h288.0 h
Talk time18.0 h22.0 h17.0 h21.0 h27.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyesyesno
Fast charging
N/A
nonoyesyes
Wireless charging
N/A
noyesyesyes
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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