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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Americas HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 29 - Americas 3, 7, 8, 20
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - EMEA/ Asia
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat7 (2CA) 300/100 Mbps HSPA 42.2/21.1(AT&T)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, September. Released 2015, November 2014, March 25. Released 2014, March 27
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 145.8 x 70.8 x 7.3 mm (5.74 x 2.79 x 0.29 in) 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm (5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type AMOLED Super LCD3
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), Sense UI Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), Sense UI 6
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53) Quad-core 2.3 GHz (US/EMEA)/ 2.5 GHz (Asia, China) Krait 400
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.0, AF, OIS 4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3.0", 2µm, AF
4 MP, (depth)
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR HDR, panorama, dual-LED dual-tone flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules 4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3", 2µm 5 MP, f/2.0
Features HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 24-bit/192kHz audio 24-bit/192kHz audio
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, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (payments only) Yes (market/operator dependent)
Infrared port No Yes
Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2150 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 2600 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired, QC3 18W wired, QC2
Stand-by Up to 432 h (3G) Up to 271 h (2G) / Up to 496 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 16 h (3G) Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play Up to 60 h
Misc
Colors Carbon Gray, Opal Silver, Topaz Gold, Deep Garnet, Pink Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold
SAR EU 0.41 W/kg (head)     0.42 W/kg (head)     0.22 W/kg (body)    
Models One A9, 2PQ93, A9u, 2PQ910 One_M8, M8x, 831C
Price About 300 EUR About 250 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 644
Basemark X: 6617		 Basemark OS II 2.0: 1186
Basemark X: 12257
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.274 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1256 (nominal), 2.371 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 67dB Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -94.8dB / Crosstalk -94.0dB Noise -95.4dB / Crosstalk -93.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 46h Endurance rating 77h

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