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Honor 7 vs Honor 5X
Comparing the Honor 7 vs Honor 5X across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.
Here is the summary of the results:
Performance: Honor 7 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Honor 5X runs at 1.5 GHz, making Honor 7 the better performer.
Display: Honor 5X offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Honor 7 offers 5.2 inches, making Honor 5X the larger display of the two. Both Honor 7 and Honor 5X feature the same IPS LCD display.
Rear Camera: Honor 7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Honor 5X offers 13 MP, making Honor 7 better for rear camera photography.
Front Camera: Honor 7 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Honor 5X offers 5 MP, making Honor 7 better for front camera photography.
Battery: Honor 7 offers a higher battery capacity with 3100 mAh, while Honor 5X offers 3000 mAh, making Honor 7 better for longer battery life.
Storage: Both Honor 7 and Honor 5X offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.
Expert Review: Honor 7 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Honor 5X is rated 7.
User Rating: Honor 7 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Honor 5X has a rating of 4.1.
Summary
Spec Score
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70%
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69%
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Release Date
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15 Oct, 2015
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01 Feb, 2016
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Performance
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HiSilicon Kirin
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Snapdragon 616
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Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
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Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
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3 GB RAM
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2 GB RAM
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Display
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5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
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5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
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IPS LCD
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IPS LCD
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1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
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1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
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Rear Camera
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20 MP
Primary Camera
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13 MP
Primary Camera
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Front Camera
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8 MP
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5 MP
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Battery
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3100 mAh
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3000 mAh
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Fast Charging
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Quick Charging
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No Wireless Charging
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No Wireless Charging
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Storage
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16 GB
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16 GB
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Expert Review
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8.0/10
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7.0/10
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Pros
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Cons
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User Ratings
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4.3/5
(1,908 ratings)
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4.1/5
(20,212 ratings)
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User Feedback
General
Launch Date
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Oct 15, 2015
(Official)
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Feb 01, 2016
(Official)
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Operating System
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Android v5.0 (Lollipop)
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Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
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Custom UI
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EMUI
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EMUI
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Performance
Performance Rating
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Avg
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Avg
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Chipset
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HiSilicon Kirin 925
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939
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Processor
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Octa core
2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.5 GHz, Quad core |
Octa core
1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 |
Architecture (The higher, the better)
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64 bit
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64 bit
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Graphics (GPU)
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Mali-T628 MP4
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Adreno 405
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RAM
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3 GB
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2 GB
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Display
Display Rating
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Display Type
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IPS LCD
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IPS LCD
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Screen Size
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5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
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5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
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Resolution
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1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
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1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
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Aspect Ratio
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16:9
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N/A
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Pixel Density
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424 ppi
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401 ppi
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Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)
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72.23 %
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72.07 %
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Screen Protection
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Corning Gorilla Glass v3
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N/A
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Design
Height
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143.2 mm
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151.3 mm
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Width
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71.9 mm
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76.3 mm
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Thickness
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8.5 mm
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8.1 mm
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Weight
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157 grams
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158 grams
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Build Material
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Frame: Metal
Back: Metal |
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal |
Rear Camera
Rear Camera Rating
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Good
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Good
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Resolution
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20 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX230 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor |
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor |
Autofocus
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Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
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Yes
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OIS
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N/A
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No
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Flash
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Yes Dual-color LED Flash
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Yes LED Flash
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Image Resolution
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5160 x 3872 Pixels
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4128 x 3096 Pixels
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Settings
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Exposure compensation ISO control
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Exposure compensation ISO control
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Shooting Modes
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Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) |
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) |
Camera Features
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Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization Face detection Touch to focus |
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash Digital image stabilization Face detection Touch to focus |
Video Recording
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Full HD @30 fps
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Full HD @30 fps
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Front Camera
Front Camera Rating
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Good
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Good
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Resolution
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8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera |
5 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera |
Autofocus
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N/A
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No
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Flash
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Yes LED Flash
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No
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Battery
Battery Rating
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Capacity
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3100 mAh
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3000 mAh
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Battery Type
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Li-Polymer
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Li-Polymer
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TalkTime
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Up to 8 Minute(3G)
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Up to 26 Hours(3G) / Up to 27 Hours(2G)
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Quick Charging
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Yes Fast Charging
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Yes Quick Charging v3.0
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Storage
Internal Storage
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16 GB
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16 GB
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Expandable Storage
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Yes Up to 128 GB
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Yes Up to 128 GB
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Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)
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Single SIM
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Dual SIM
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SIM Type
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SIM1: Nano
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SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano
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Network Support
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5G Not Supported 4G
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5G Not Supported 4G
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SIM 1
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4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) |
4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) |
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4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SIM 2
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N/A
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4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) |
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N/A
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4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SAR Value
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N/A
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Head: 0.69 W/kg Body: 0.49 W/kg
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Wi-Fi
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Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
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Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
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Wi-Fi Features
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Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
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Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
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Bluetooth
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Yes v4.1
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Yes v4.1
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GPS
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Yes with A-GPS Glonass
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Yes with A-GPS Glonass
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NFC
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N/A
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No
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Multimedia
Audio Jack
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3.5 mm
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3.5 mm
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Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor
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Yes
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Yes
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Fingerprint Sensor Position
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Rear
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Rear
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Other Sensors
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Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
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Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
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