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Summary
70%
77%
Performance

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

2 GB RAM

Snapdragon 820

6 GB RAM

Display

5.7" (14.48 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

5.5" (13.97 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Battery

3050 mAh

17 h talktime (3G)

3000 mAh

Storage

32 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

64 GB

Non Expandable

Expert Rating

4.0/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.2/5 based on 1,576 ratings

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4.4/5 based on 15,096 ratings

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General
Launch Date

August 3, 2015 (Official)

June 15, 2016 (Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Performance
Average
Good
Chipset

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

CPU

Octa core (1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 + 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7)

Quad core (2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo + 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo)

Architecture

32 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Mali-T628 MP6

Adreno 530

RAM

2 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

Display
Very Good
Very Good
Display Type

Super AMOLED

Optic AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 " (14.48 cm)

5.5 " (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

16:9

Pixel Density

386 ppi

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.64 %

72.94 %

Screen Protection

No

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
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Dimensions

Height: 158 mm
Width: 76.8 mm
Thickness: 5.9 mm

Height: 152.7 mm
Width: 74.7 mm
Thickness: 7.3 mm

Weight

151 grams

158 grams

Build Material

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Back: Aluminium

Colours

Black, Gold, White

Graphite, Soft Gold

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

16 MP f/1.9, Primary Camera(31 mm focal length)

16 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera(1.12µm pixel size)

Sensor

ISO-CELL

IMX298, Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

5312 x 2988 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

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
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Front Camera
Average
Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP f/1.9, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(23 mm focal length)

8 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

Sensor

Exmor-R CMOS

Autofocus

No

Flash

No

No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Good
Average
Capacity

3050 mAh

3000 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

, Dash

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

32 GB

64 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 128 GB

No

User Available Storage

Up to 52.6 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

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 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 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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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 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 ↓
GPRS:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 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 ↓
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 0.100 W/kg

Head: 0.784 W/kg, Body: 0.581 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.1

, v4.2

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

Mass storage device, USB charging

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope