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Samsung Z1 Mobile Phone
Samsung Z1
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Editiorial reviews
21
4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
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4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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User rating
45
4.3 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
13 %
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4.0 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.0Tizen 2.3
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.1 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreDual-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Spreadtrum SC7727S
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-400
RAM memory2 GB3 GB768 MB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.1 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
N/A
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px800 x 480 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLEDPLS
Pixel density441.0 ppi576.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Dual screen supportyesyes
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras1
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx3.15 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.9 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Optical zoom10x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Slow-Moyesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Number of front cameras1
N/A
N/A
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
Memory card readeryesnoyes
Maximum card storage64GB128GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slotmicroSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • White
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
Water resistantnono
N/A
Shock resistantnono
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.38 in5.65 in4.74 in
Width2.75 in2.78 in2.49 in
Depth0.31 in0.27 in0.38 in
Weight4.59 oz4.87 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyes
N/A
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
ANT+yesyes
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
Video outputMHLMHL
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 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+HSDPA
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
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
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
yes
N/A
LTE frequenciesRegional
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
Streaming standardsMiracast
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh2550.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Standby time370.0 h
N/A
N/A
Talk time17.0 h17.0 h8.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
N/A
Wireless charging yesyes
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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