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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA model
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28, 38, 40
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, September. Released 2014, September 2017, February. Released 2017, March
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm (5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in) 144.3 x 73 x 9.5 mm (5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
Build Glass front, aluminum/plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Scratch-resistant glass
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 505
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.0, AF 13 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama
Video 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.2 5 MP, f/2.2
Video
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC No No
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity
 Digital TV (DS DTV 16GB model only)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2070 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable
Charging 10W wired
Misc
Colors White, Black Lunar Grey, Fine Gold, Sapphire Blue
Models XT1068, XT1063, XT1064, XT1069, XT1077 XT1672, XT1676
Price About 160 EUR About 150 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 497
Basemark X: 3142
GeekBench: 2580 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 2.5fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -91.6dB / Crosstalk -91.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 50h

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