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Dimensions:161.3 x 77.2 x 12.7 mm145.6 x 68.2 x 7.9 mm142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm144 x 72.8 x 9.5 mm
Weight:220 grams148 grams152 grams170 grams
Stand-by:2.7 weekdepends on usagedepends on usage1 days
Talk time:depends on usagedepends on usagedepends on usagedepends on usage
Announced:2 july 20209 october 201821 february 20163 march 2015

Design type

Monoblock:

Controls

Touchscreen:Multi-touch, capacitiveMulti-touch, capacitiveMulti-touch, capacitiveMulti-touch, capacitive
Voice command:
Voice dialing:
Fingerprint recognition:
Directional key:

Operating system

Android:109.0 (Pie)7.0 (Nougat)
BlackBerry OS:10

Display

Auto-rotate:
Color display:Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colors (24 bits), IPSAdjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colors (24 bits), Full HD+ Flexible OLED, Always On feature, HDR10Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colors (24 bits), Quad HD Super AMOLED, Always On featureAdjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colors (24 bits), TFT
Resolution:1440 x 720 pixels2160 x 1080 pixels2560 x 1440 pixels1280 x 720 pixels
Size:5.5 inch5.5 inch5.1 inch5.0 inch
Aspect ratio:18:918:916:916:9
Pixels Per Inch (PPI):293439576294
Screen-to-body ratio:62.7%78.6%72.3%65.7%
LED notification:

Hardware

Camera:Auto focus, digital zoom, effects/camera settings, flash, quality settings, landscape mode, night mode, video recorder, self-timerAuto focus, image stabilizer, digital zoom, effects/camera settings, flash, geotagging, quality settings, macro mode, mosaic photo, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, night mode, portrait mode, video recorder, self-timerAuto focus, image stabilizer, Blink Shot, digital zoom, effects/camera settings, flash, geotagging, face recognition, quality settings, macro mode, mosaic photo, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, night mode, panoramic photo, portrait mode, Smile Shot, video recorder, self-timerAuto focus, image stabilizer, digital zoom, effects/camera settings, flash, geotagging, face recognition, quality settings, macro mode, portrait mode, video recorder, self-timer
F-number:f/2.0f/1.8f/1.7
Max. resolution:(camera) 4208 x 3120 pixels + (video) 1920 x 1080 pixels(camera) 4208 x 3120 pixels + (video) 3840 x 2160 pixels(camera) 4032 x 3024 pixels + (video) 3840 x 2160 pixels(camera) 3264 x 2448 pixels + (video) 1920 x 1080 pixels
Type:13 MP12.2 MP12.2 MP8 MP
Angle of view (AOV):76°
DxOMark score:102
Haptic feedback:
Integrated antenna:
Processor:MediaTek helio A20, Quad CoreQualcomm Snapdragon 845, octa coreSamsung Exynos 8890, octa coreQualcomm Snapdragon, Dual Core
Clock Frequency:1.8 GHz1.6 GHz + 2.5 GHz1.5 GHz
Secondary camera:Autofocus, dual camera sensor
Max. resolution:(camera) 2592 x 1944 pixels(camera) 3264 x 2448 pixels + (video) 1920 x 1080 pixels(camera) 2592 x 1944 pixels + (video) 1920 x 1080 pixels(camera) 1600 x 1200 pixels + (video) 1280 x 720 pixels
Type:5 MP8 MP5 MP2 MP
Angle of view (AOV):75° + 97°
DxOMark score:92
F-number:f/1.8 + f/2.2f/1.7

Materials

Dust and waterproof:IP68IPX8IP68
Gorilla Glass:
Rugged housing:MIL-STD-810G

Telephony

Flight mode:
Integrated handsfree speaker:
nano-SIM (4FF):
Vibrating alert:
Videoconferencing:
eSIM:
micro-SIM (3FF):

Operating frequency

Quad band:

Data network

4G (LTE):Cat 6 (300 Mbps), Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28Cat 16 (1 Gbps), Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29Cat 9 (452 Mbps)Band 1, 3, 7, 8, 20
EDGE:
GPRS:
HSDPA:Cat20 42 MbpsCat24 42 Mbps
HSUPA:Cat6 5.76 MbpsCat6 5.76 Mbps
UMTS:

Personalisation

Multiple homescreens:
Widgets:

Personal Information
Management (PIM)

Agenda:
Alarm clock:
Calculator:
Contact list:
Converter:
Date and time notation:
Phonebook with groups:
Photo phonebook:
Reminder list:
Stopwatch & countdown timer:
To-do list:
Voice memo:
Document viewer:Excel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, word filesExcel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, word filesExcel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, word files

Available applications

Java application support:
Photo album:
Video codec support:H.263, MPEG-4H.263, H.264, MPEG-4DivX, H.263, H.264, MPEG-4, Sorenson Spark, VC-1, VP8H.263, H.264, M-JPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Sorenson Spark, VC-1, VP6, Windows Media Video 9, Xvid
Image editor:
Movie editor:
Video file support:3GP, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, MP4, WebM, WMV3G2, 3GP, ASF, AVI, M4V, MKV, MOV, MP4, WMV

Messaging

E-mail:POP3, SMTP, IMAP4POP3, SMTP, IMAP4POP3, SMTP, IMAP4
Instant messaging:Google TalkGoogle Talk
MMS:Video MMSVideo MMS
Predictive Text Input:T9T9T9
SMS:Group messaging, receive and send concatenated messagesGroup messaging, receive and send concatenated messagesGroup messaging, receive and send concatenated messages

Internet

Internet browser:Opera browserGoogle Chrome
YouTube support:
RSS reader:

Navigation

A-GPS:
Beidou:
Build-in navigation system:Google Maps, Google Maps NavigationGoogle Maps, Google Maps NavigationGoogle Maps, Google Maps NavigationBlackBerry Maps
Type:Nokia Maps
Digital Compass:
Galileo:
GLONASS:
GPS receiver:

Audio

Audio codec support:AAC, AAC+, AMR, MIDI, MP3 VBRAAC, AAC+, AC3, eAAC+AAC, AAC+, AC3, AMR, eAAC+, FLAC, MIDI, Mobile XMF, MP3 VBR, OGG Vorbis, RTTL/RTXAAC, AAC+, AC3, AMR, eAAC+, FLAC, MP3 VBR, OGG Vorbis, QCELP, Windows Media Audio 10, Windows Media Audio 9
Audio file support:MP3, WAVMP3, WAVM4A, MP3, WAV, WMAM4A, MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA
FM-radio:Stereo, RDSStereo, RDS
Polyphonic ringtones:64-tone polyphonic ringtones, MP3 ringtonesMP3 ringtonesMP3 ringtonesMP3 ringtones
Stereo speakers:
Monophonic ringtones:

Build-in memory

Internal memory:
Size (RAM):3 GB4 GB4 GB2 GB
Storage:32 GB128 GB + 64 GB32 GB + 64 GB16 GB
Memory card slot:MicroSDHC memory cardMicroSDXC memory cardMicroSDHC memory card

Connections

Audio jack plug:3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB:v2.0, microUSBv3.1, Type-Cv3.0, microUSBv2.0, microUSB
HDMI:

Connectivity

Bluetooth:v5.0, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)v5.0, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)v4.2, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)v4.0, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
NFC:
Synchronisation:SyncMLActiveSync, SyncMLActiveSync, SyncML
Tethering:
WAP:2.02.02.02.0
Wireless Lan (WLAN/Wi-Fi):Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), WiFi Direct supportWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), WiFi Direct supportWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
DLNA support:
PictBridge:
Video Out:

Power supply

Battery:Li-ionLi-ionLi-ionLi-ion
Capacity:4200 mAh2915 mAh3000 mAh2800 mAh
Fast charging:Qualcomm Quick ChargeQualcomm Quick Charge, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Wireless charging:

Sensors

Ambient light sensor:
Gesture recognition:
Proximity sensor:
Barometer:
Edge sensor:
Gyroscope:
Heart rate monitor:
Hygrometer:

Compatibility

With Google Daydream:
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