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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE 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 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1562 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1563 (SS)
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28, 38, 41 - XT1562 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28 - XT1563 (SS) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28, 66 - LATAM
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - India
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat13 600/100 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, July. Released 2015, August 2019, October 24
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2019, October 28
Body
Dimensions 148 x 75 x 10.9 mm (5.83 x 2.95 x 0.43 in) 158.4 x 75.8 x 9.1 mm (6.24 x 2.98 x 0.36 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 Splash and dust resistant Water-repellent coating
Display
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 5.5 inches, 82.6 cm2 (~74.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.3 inches, 99.1 cm2 (~82.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) 1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~400 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 610
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 21 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.4", 1.1µm, PDAF 48 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF
16 MP, f/2.2, 14mm (ultrawide), dedicated video camera (1080p)
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2 25 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30/120fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes (market dependent)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3630 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired 15W wired
Misc
Colors Black, White Dark Blue, Dark Red
SAR 0.56 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)     0.59 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head)     0.68 W/kg (body)     0.59 W/kg (head)     0.88 W/kg (body)    
Models XT1562, XT1563, XT1564 XT2019, XT2019-2
Price About 240 EUR About 270 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 809
Basemark X: 5032
AnTuTu: 168699 (v8)
GeekBench: 5641 (v4.4), 1385 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 6.5fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1520:1 (nominal), 3.222 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1505:1 (nominal)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 79dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality Noise -93.8dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB Noise -93.2dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 83h Endurance rating 87h

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