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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E6603, E6653	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	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, 66
	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 (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2015, September 02. Released 2015, October 02	2018, February 26. Released 2018, April 20
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	146 x 72 x 7.3 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)	153 x 72 x 11.1 mm (6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	154 g (5.43 oz)	198 g (6.98 oz)
	Build	Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
		IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)	IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display	Type	IPS LCD	IPS LCD, HDR BT.2020
	Size	5.2 inches, 73.2 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)	5.7 inches, 83.8 cm2 (~76.1% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~428 ppi density)	1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 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 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)	Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)	Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
	GPU	Adreno 430	Adreno 630

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	32GB 3GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM
		eMMC 5.0	UFS 2.1

Main Camera	Modules	23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3", PDAF	19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.22µm, predictive PDAF
	Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5.1 MP, f/2.4	5 MP, f/2.2, 1/5.0"
	Features	HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes	No
		24-bit/192kHz audio	24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio Dynamic vibration system

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	5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio, RDS	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), OTG	USB Type-C 3.1, OTG

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

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3180 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	18W wired, QC2
	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	Liquid Black, Liquid Silver, Deep Green, Ash Pink
	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	H8266, H8216, H8296, H8276, 702SO, SOV37
	Price	About 150 EUR	About 360 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1580 Basemark X: 24941	AnTuTu: 259244 (v7), 281749 (v8) GeekBench: 8466 (v4.4), 2060 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 986 (nominal), 2.88(sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1434 (nominal), 3.58 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 65dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 66dB	Voice 66dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 78dB
	Audio quality	Noise -95.5dB / Crosstalk -94.8dB	Noise -90.6dB / Crosstalk -89.2dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 48h	Endurance rating 88h