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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - China
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Global 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
  1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2016, February. Released 2016, April 2018, May
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2018, June
Body
Dimensions 144.6 x 69.2 x 7.3 mm (5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 in) 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm (6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)
3D size compare
Weight 129 g / 139 g (Ceramic) (4.90 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.15 inches, 73.1 cm2 (~73.1% screen-to-body ratio) 6.21 inches, 97.1 cm2 (~83.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~428 ppi density) 1080 x 2248 pixels (~402 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Platform
OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), MIUI 10 Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, MIUI 12
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
CPU Quad-core (2x1.8 GHz Kryo & 2x1.36 GHz Kryo) - Standard edition
Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - Prime & Pro edition
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 630
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM (Standard), 64GB 3GB RAM (Prime), 128GB 4GB RAM (Pro) 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.8", 1.12µm, PDAF, 4-axis OIS 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, 4-axis OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 720p@960fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 4 MP, f/2.0, 1/3", 2µm 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes No
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C USB Type-C
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Infrared Face ID, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Battery
Type Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 3400 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired, QC3 18W wired, QC4
Misc
Colors Black, White, Gold, Ceramic Black, Blue, White, Gold
SAR 0.38 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)     0.70 W/kg (head)     1.66 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.01 W/kg (head)     1.32 W/kg (body)    
Models 2015105 M1803E1A
Price About 240 EUR About 430 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 2180
Basemark X: 33110
AnTuTu: 217298 (v7), 341687 (v8)
GeekBench: 8494 (v4.4), 2002 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1227:1 (nominal), 3.240 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.086 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 67dB / Ring 74dB -29.1 LUFS (Average)
Audio quality Noise -95.3dB / Crosstalk -95.4dB Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -93.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 92h Endurance rating 86h

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