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Samsung Z1 Mobile Phone
Samsung Z1
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4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
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4.4 out of 5
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User rating
45
4.3 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
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4.4 out of 5
36 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
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5 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.4Android 5.1Tizen 2.3
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.5 GHz1.4 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740Spreadtrum SC7727S
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-400
RAM memory2 GB2 GB1.5GB768 MB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.1 in4.5 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
N/A
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px720 x 1280 px800 x 480 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLEDPLS
Pixel density441.0 ppi432.0 ppi326.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportyesyesno
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
N/A
HDRnonono
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx3.15 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.2 f
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Optical zoom10x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Slow-Moyesyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
N/A

Front camera

Number of front cameras1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx2.1 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB
N/A
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB128GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnoyesyes
N/A
Shock resistantnonono
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.38 in5.59 in5.16 in4.74 in
Width2.75 in2.85 in2.55 in2.49 in
Depth0.31 in0.32 in0.36 in0.38 in
Weight4.59 oz5.11 oz4.23 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyes
N/A
N/A
Pedometeryesyesyes
N/A
ANT+yesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononoyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiedyesyesno
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesno
N/A
Video outputMHLMHLNo
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
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSDPA
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 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
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
yes
  • no
  • yes
N/A
LTE frequenciesRegional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standardsMiracastMiracast
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
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
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
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
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2100.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Standby time370.0 h390.0 h440.0 h
N/A
Talk time17.0 h21.0 h10.0 h8.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyes
N/A
Wireless charging yesyesno
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A
N/A

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