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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / 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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
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, October. Released 2016, November 2018, May
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2018, June
Body
Dimensions 156.2 x 77.3 x 7.6 mm (6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 in) 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm (6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)
Weight 166 g (5.86 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, 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 AMOLED Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.2% screen-to-body ratio) 6.21 inches, 97.1 cm2 (~83.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density) 1080 x 2248 pixels (~402 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Platform
OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), MIUI 8.2 Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, MIUI 12
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm) Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
CPU Quad-core (2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) 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 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
  UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 22.5 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.6", 1.0µm, PDAF 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, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 720p@960fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.0, AF 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
 24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct 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-Ion 4070 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 3400 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired, QC3 18W wired, QC4
Misc
Colors Black, Gold, Silver Black, Blue, White, Gold
SAR 0.78 W/kg (head)     1.38 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 2015213 M1803E1A
Price About 310 EUR About 430 EUR
Tests
Performance GFXBench: 20fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) AnTuTu: 217298 (v7), 341687 (v8)
GeekBench: 8494 (v4.4), 2002 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 66800 (nominal), 3.228 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.086 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 63dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 76dB -29.1 LUFS (Average)
Audio quality Noise-94.4dB / Crosstalk -91.7dB Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -93.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 92h Endurance rating 86h

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