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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / EVDO / 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 / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - China
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 3, 5, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Global
  1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2018, May 2016, February. Released 2016, April
Status Available. Released 2018, June Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm (6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 in) 144.6 x 69.2 x 7.3 mm (5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 in)
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Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 129 g / 139 g (Ceramic) (4.90 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series) Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 IPS LCD
Size 6.21 inches, 97.1 cm2 (~83.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.15 inches, 73.1 cm2 (~73.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2248 pixels (~402 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~428 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, MIUI 12 Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), MIUI 10
Chipset Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) Quad-core (2x1.8 GHz Kryo & 2x1.36 GHz Kryo) - Standard edition
Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - Prime & Pro edition
GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 530
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM (Standard), 64GB 3GB RAM (Prime), 128GB 4GB RAM (Pro)
 UFS 2.1 UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 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
16 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.8", 1.12µm, PDAF, 4-axis OIS
Features Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 720p@960fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm 4 MP, f/2.0, 1/3", 2µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack No Yes
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
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5) GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C USB Type-C
Features
Sensors Infrared Face ID, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery
Type Li-Po 3400 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired, QC4 18W wired, QC3
Misc
Colors Black, Blue, White, Gold Black, White, Gold, Ceramic
SAR 0.70 W/kg (head)     1.66 W/kg (body)     0.38 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.01 W/kg (head)     1.32 W/kg (body)    
Models M1803E1A 2015105
Price About 430 EUR About 240 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 217298 (v7), 341687 (v8)
GeekBench: 8494 (v4.4), 2002 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Basemark OS II 2.0: 2180
Basemark X: 33110
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.086 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1227:1 (nominal), 3.240 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker -29.1 LUFS (Average) Voice 67dB / Noise 67dB / Ring 74dB
Audio quality Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -93.7dB Noise -95.3dB / Crosstalk -95.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 86h Endurance rating 92h

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