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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (G8232)
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E6603, E6653	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G8231, G8232
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40 - E6603, E6653	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G8231, G8232
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (E6603), LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps (E6653)	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2015, September 02. Released 2015, October 02	2017, February 27. Released 2017, April 03
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	146 x 72 x 7.3 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)	146 x 72 x 8.1 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	154 g (5.43 oz)	161 g (5.68 oz)
	Build	Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum back, plastic frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM (G8231) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (G8232)
		IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)	IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display	Type	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
	Size	5.2 inches, 73.2 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~70.9% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~428 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
	Protection	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		Triluminos display X-Reality Engine	Triluminos display X-Reality Engine

Platform	OS	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat)	Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)	Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
	GPU	Adreno 430	Adreno 530

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	32GB 3GB RAM	32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
		eMMC 5.0	eMMC 5.1

Main Camera	Modules	23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3", PDAF	19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", predictive PDAF
	Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps, HDR

Selfie Camera	Modules	5.1 MP, f/2.4	13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
	Features	HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		24-bit/192kHz audio	24-bit/192kHz audio

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
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, aptX	4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio, RDS	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted; EU model only), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (side-mounted, region dependent), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
		ANT+

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	18W wired, QC2	18W wired, QC3
	Stand-by	Up to 520 h (2G) / Up to 540 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 13 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 17 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 87 h

Misc
	Colors	White, Graphite Black, Gold, Green, Pink	Black, Warm Silver, Ice Blue
	SAR	0.55 W/kg (head)     0.64 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.75 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)
	Models	E6653, SO-01H, SOV32, E6603, 501SO	G8232, G8231, SOV35, 602SO, SO-03J
	Price	About 150 EUR	About 220 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1580 Basemark X: 24941	AnTuTu: 170766 (v8) GeekBench: 808 (v5.1) GFXBench: 21fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 986 (nominal), 2.88(sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1223:1 (nominal), 3.818 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 65dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 66dB	Voice 62dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 73dB
	Audio quality	Noise -95.5dB / Crosstalk -94.8dB	Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 48h	Endurance rating 73h