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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / 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 (dual-SIM only)
  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - PAR-TL20
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1, PAR-TL20
  HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX9
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - PAR-AL00
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 38, 40, 41 - PAR-LX9
  1, 3, 7, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - PAR-TL20
  1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - PAR-AL00
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2018, May 2018, July
Status Available. Released 2018, June Available. Released 2018, August
Body
Dimensions 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm (6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 in) 157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm (6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 in)
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Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series) Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid 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) 6.3 inches, 97.4 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2248 pixels (~402 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Platform
OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, MIUI 12 Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1
Chipset Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Kirin 970 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 630 Mali-G72 MP12
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
 UFS 2.1
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, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
24 MP B/W, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
Features Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 720p@960fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Selfie Camera
Modules 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
2 MP, depth sensor
Features HDR
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
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5) GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (PAR-LX1 model only)
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Infrared Face ID, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass Infrared Face ID, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
Type Li-Po 3400 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 3750 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired, QC4 18W wired
Misc
Colors Black, Blue, White, Gold Iris Purple, Airy blue, Primrose Gold, Red, Black
SAR 0.70 W/kg (head)     1.66 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.01 W/kg (head)     1.32 W/kg (body)    
Models M1803E1A PAR-AL00, PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1, PAR-LX9, PAR-TL20, PAR-TL00
Price About 430 EUR About 350 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 217298 (v7), 341687 (v8)
GeekBench: 8494 (v4.4), 2002 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.086 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker -29.1 LUFS (Average)
Audio quality Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -93.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 86h

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