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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
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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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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.4Android 7.0Tizen 2.3
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.5 GHz2.3 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-coreDual-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Spreadtrum SC7727S
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-400
RAM memory2 GB2 GB4 GB768 MB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.1 in5.8 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
N/A
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px800 x 480 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
PLS
Pixel density441.0 ppi432.0 ppi570.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportyesyesno
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
N/A
HDRnonoyes
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras1
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 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 px3840 x 2160 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 fps240.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
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
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Slow-Moyesyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Number of front cameras1
N/A
1
N/A
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx8.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
64 GB
N/A
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB128GB256GB64GB
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
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • Black
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic
N/A
Plastic
Water resistantnoyesyes
N/A
Shock resistantnonono
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.38 in5.59 in5.86 in4.74 in
Width2.75 in2.85 in2.68 in2.49 in
Depth0.31 in0.32 in0.31 in0.38 in
Weight4.59 oz5.11 oz5.47 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyesyes
N/A
Pedometeryesyes
N/A
N/A
ANT+yesyesyes
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononoyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiedyesyesno
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.05.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • 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
3.1
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
N/A
Video outputMHLMHLDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-CMicro-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
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSDPA
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GPS
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
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
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
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
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
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 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 batteryyesyesnoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh2800.0 mAh3000.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Standby time370.0 h390.0 h326.0 h
N/A
Talk time17.0 h21.0 h20.0 h8.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyes
N/A
Wireless charging yesyesyes
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A

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