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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 / 1900 / 2100 - E5603, E5653 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E5606
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - E5603 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
  2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28 - E5606
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40 - E5653
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps or LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, August. Released 2015, September 2017, February
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2017, April
Body
Dimensions 145 x 72 x 7.6 mm (5.71 x 2.83 x 0.30 in) 145 x 67 x 8 mm (5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 in)
Weight 142.5 g (5.04 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.0% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~70.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm) Mediatek MT6757 Helio P20 (16 nm)
CPU Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU PowerVR G6200 Mali-T880MP2
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 3GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 21.2 MP, f/2.2, PDAF 23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3", PDAF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.0, AF 8 MP, f/2.0, 23mm (wide), 1/4.0", AF
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2600 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Charging 10W wired
Stand-by Up to 671 h (2G) / Up to 656 h (3G) Up to 560 h (2G) / Up to 603 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h 49 min (2G) / Up to 12 h 11 min (3G) Up to 11 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
Music play Up to 62 h 30 min
Misc
Colors Black, White, Gold White, Black, Gold, Pink
SAR 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.19 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
Models E5603, E5606, E5653 G3116, G3121, G3112, G3123, G3125
Price About 110 EUR About 140 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 860
Basemark X: 7780		 GeekBench: 3611 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 7.9fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 839 (nominal), 2.69(sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1049 (nominal), 3.012 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 68dB Voice 58dB / Noise 67dB / Ring 67dB
Audio quality Noise -94.1dB / Crosstalk -93.4dB Noise -95.2dB / Crosstalk -90.0dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 72h

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