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Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - North America, Brazil
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India, Indonesia
4G Network	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 38, 41 - Taiwan	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41
	1, 3, 5, 8, 40 - India	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28 - North America, Brazil
		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 - India, Indonesia
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2016, July. Released 2016, August	2017, August
Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2017, October

Body
Dimensions	149.5 x 73.7 x 8.6 mm (5.89 x 2.90 x 0.34 in)	155.4 x 75.2 x 7.7 mm (6.12 x 2.96 x 0.30 in)
Weight	148 g (5.22 oz)	165 g (5.82 oz)
Build	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM	Hybrid Dual SIM (Micro-SIM/Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display
Type	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Size	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~71.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~282 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection		Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform
OS	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), ZenUI 3	Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), ZenUI 4
Chipset	Mediatek MT6737M (28 nm)	Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU	Quad-core 1.25 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53) Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU	Mali-T720MP2	Adreno 508 Adreno 512

Memory
Card slot	microSDHC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM
	eMMC 5.0	eMMC 5.1

Main Camera
Modules	13 MP, f/2.2, AF	12 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 8 MP, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm, no AF
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	5 MP, f/2.0	8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide)
Features		HDR, panorama
Video		1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, dual speakers
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		24-bit/192kHz audio

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR	5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC	No	Yes
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	FM radio	FM radio
USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery
Type	Li-Po 4130 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable
Charging	Reverse wired	18W wired
Stand-by	Up to 720 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play	Up to 87 h

Misc
Colors	Titanium Grey, Glacier Silver, Sand Gold	Moonlight white, Mint Green, Midnight Black
Models	X008D, X008DA, X008DC, X00KD	Z01KD, Z01KDA, Z01KS
Price	About 230 EUR	About 350 EUR

Tests
Performance		AnTuTu: 86978 (v7) GeekBench: 4145 (v4.4) GFXBench: 5.3fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)