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Summary
75%
80%
Performance

HiSilicon Kirin

4 GB RAM

Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890

4 GB RAM

Display

6.0" (15.24 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

5.5" (13.97 cm)

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

12 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

4000 mAh

3600 mAh

27 h talktime (3G)

Storage

64 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

32 GB

200 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4.0/5

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User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

5/5 based on 1 ratings

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4.4/5 based on 4,580 ratings

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General
Launch Date

March 18, 2016 (Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Performance
Good
Good
Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 950

Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890

CPU

Octa core (2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Octa core (2.3 GHz, Quad core, M1 Mongoose + 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Mali-T880 MP4

Mali-T880 MP12

RAM

4 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

LPDDR4

Display
Good
Excellent
Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.0 " (15.24 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

16:9

Pixel Density

367 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

77.95 %

75.94 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
Size Compare
Dimensions

Height: 157.4 mm
Width: 80.7 mm
Thickness: 8.4 mm

Height: 150.9 mm
Width: 72.6 mm
Thickness: 7.7 mm

Weight

185 grams

157 grams

Build Material

Case: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Colours

Brown, Gold, Grey, Silver

Black, Gold, Silver

Waterproof

, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter), IP68

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

16 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

12 MP f/1.7, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.55" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size)

Sensor

CMOS image sensor

Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

Flash

, Dual-color LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Video HDR

Front Camera
Good
Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP f/1.7, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(22 mm focal length, 4.1" sensor size, 1.34µm pixel size)

Sensor

CMOS

CMOS

Flash

No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Good
Good
Capacity

4000 mAh

3600 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 27 Hours(3G)

Wireless Charging

Quick Charging

, Fast

USB Type-C

No

No

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

64 GB

32 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 128 GB

, Up to 200 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 24.4 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 0.296 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.1

, v4.2

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Back

Front

Heart Rate Monitor

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope