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Launch
Release Date
Jun, 2020 Aug, 2015
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 10 Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) up to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
UI
One UI 2.0 NA
Dimensions
167.8 x 76.7 x 8.1 mm (6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 in) 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight
193 g 151 g
Body
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Color Options
Black Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Display Specifications
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.5 inches
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5.7 inches
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Resolution
High Definition (HD) - 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
Protection
NA Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
NA NA
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 4000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion ,3050 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 15W NA
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.8 GHz) Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53)
Chipset
Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
GPU
PowerVR GE8320 Adreno 405
Memory & Storage
Ram
3GB RAM 2GB RAM
Storage Memory
32GB Built-in 32GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 256GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 16 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps
Front
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps
5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide) Video 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800),...
5G Bands
NO NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass ANT+
Extra
FM radio NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 222 USD $285
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
9 Point(s) 3 Point(s)
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