Poor | Average | Good | Excellent | |
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Screen size | 5.2 in Best: Asus FonePad 8 Screen size: 8 in | |||
Battery capacity | 3300 mAh Best: Doogee BL12000 Battery capacity: 12000 mAh | |||
Pixel density | 424 ppi Best: Sony Xperia Z6 Pixel density: 891 ppi | |||
CPU clock speed | 2.2 GHz Best: Motorola Moto G100 CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz |
Operating system | Android 8.0 |
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CPU clock speed | 2.2 GHz |
CPU cores | 8-core |
CPU model | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 |
GPU model | Qualcomm Adreno 508 |
RAM memory | 3 GB |
Primary sensor size | 1/2.3" |
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Primary sensor resolution | 23.0 Mpx |
Focus adjustment | Automatic |
Video recording | yes |
Highest video resolution | 3840 x 2160 px |
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution | 30.0 fps |
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.) | 120.0 fps |
Autofocus | yes |
Optical zoom | 5x |
Geo-tagging | yes |
LED Flash | yes |
Touch focus | yes |
Internal storage | 32 GB |
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Memory card reader | yes |
Maximum card storage | 256GB |
Types of memory card supported |
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Height | 5.59 in |
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Width | 2.76 in |
Depth | 0.38 in |
Weight | 6.03 oz |
FM radio | yes |
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Wireless network (Wi-Fi) | yes |
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Wireless networking standard |
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Data transmission |
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Navigation system |
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2G GSM | yes |
GSM frequencies |
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3G UMTS | yes |
UMTS frequences |
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4G LTE | yes |
Streaming standards |
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Screen size | 5.2 in |
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Touchscreen | yes |
Number of colors | 16.7M |
Panel type | LCD |
Resolution | 1080 x 1920 px |
Technology |
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Pixel density | 424.0 ppi |
Screen material | Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0 |
Dual screen support | no |
Scratch resistant display | yes |
HDR | no |
Primary sensor size | 1/4" |
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Primary resolution | 8.0 Mpx |
Focus adjustment | Focus free |
Lens aperture | F/2.4 |
Material |
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Water resistant | no |
Shock resistant | no |
Accelerometer | yes |
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Proximity | yes |
Digital compass | yes |
Ambient light sensor | yes |
Fingerprint | yes |
Pedometer | yes |
Magnetometer | yes |
Dual sim support | no |
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Sim card size | Nano-SIM |
DLNA certified | no |
Bluetooth | yes |
Bluetooth version | 5.0 |
Bluetooth profile |
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Bluetooth codec |
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NFC | yes |
Charging connection | USB |
Headphone connection | 3.5 mm |
USB version | 2.0 |
Type of USB connector | USB Type-C |
Replaceable battery | no |
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Battery type | Lithium ion |
Battery capacity | 3300.0 mAh |
Standby time | 863.0 h |
Talk time | 39.0 h |
Fast charging | yes |
Fast charging standard | Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 |
Wireless charging | no |
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