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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2019, May 07 2016, October 04. Released 2016, October 20
Status Available. Released 2019, May 15 Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm (5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 in) 143.8 x 69.5 x 8.5 mm (5.66 x 2.74 x 0.33 in)
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Weight 147 g (5.19 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
Build Glass front (Asahi Dragontrail), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum/glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM Nano-SIM
  Water-repellent coating
Display
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 5.6 inches, 79.6 cm2 (~75.0% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~69.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~441 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12 Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 10
Chipset Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm) Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 615 Adreno 530
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM 32GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3", 1.55µm, PDAF, Laser AF
Features Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2", 1.4µm
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
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 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery
Type Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2770 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired, PD2.0 18W wired, PD
Stand-by Up to 456 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 26 h (3G)
Music play Up to 110 h
Misc
Colors Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue
SAR 0.92 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.61 W/kg (body)    
Models G020A, G020E, G020B, G020G, G020H
Price $ 104.95 / C$ 179.99 / £ 64.00 / € 123.13 About 290 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 2461
Basemark X: 33023
Display Contrast ratio: ∞
Loudspeaker Voice 74dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -93.0dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 64h

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