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Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - North American version
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - North American version HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - North America LTE
  LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat15 800/150 Mbps
GPRS Class 12 Yes
EDGE Class 12 Yes
Launch Announced 2013, October 2018, February
Status Available. Released 2013, November Available. Released 2018, April
Body Dimensions 137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm (5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in) 135 x 65 x 12.1 mm (5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Build Plastic body Front glass, aluminum frame, plastic back
SIM Micro-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  - IP68 certified - dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Display Type True HD IPS+ capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.95 inches, 67.5 cm2 (~70.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 64.5 cm2 (~73.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~445 ppi density) 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~483 ppi density)
Multitouch Yes Yes, up to 10 fingers
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  - HDR BT.2020 compliant
- Triluminos display
- X-Reality Engine
Platform OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
CPU Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 630
Memory Card slot No microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Camera Primary 8 MP (f/2.4, 30mm, 1/3.2", 1.4µm), autofocus, OIS, LED flash, check quality 19 MP (f/2.0, 25mm, 1/2.3", 1.22µm), gyro EIS, predictive phase detection and laser autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, check quality 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@960fps, check quality
Secondary 1.3 MP (f/2.4, 1/6", 1.9µm) 5 MP (f/2.2, 23mm, 1/5"), gyro EIS, 1080p
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
 - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
Features Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
Browser HTML5 HTML5
Java No No
 - Qi wireless charging
- MP4/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- Photo/video editor
- Document editor
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
- MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player
- Document viewer
- Photo/video editor
Battery   Non-removable Li-Po 2300 mAh battery Non-removable Li-Ion 2870 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White Silver, Moss Green, Coral Pink
SAR 0.92 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
Price About 260 EUR About 600 EUR
Tests Performance Basemark OS II: 1351 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1016
Basemark X: 11638
Basemark OS II: 4266 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3681
Basemark X: 44058
Display Contrast ratio: 967:1 (nominal) / 2.228:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1315:1 (nominal), 3.765 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB, noise 64dB, ring 65dB Voice 66dB, noise 73dB, ring 83dB
Audio quality Noise -93.3dB / Crosstalk -94.3dB Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB
Battery life 38h endurance rating 88h endurance rating

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