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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO 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, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat15 800/75 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2019, May 07 2017, October 04. Released 2017, October 17
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) 157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 147 g (5.19 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Build Glass front (Asahi Dragontrail), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum/glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display
Type OLED P-OLED
Size 5.6 inches, 79.6 cm2 (~75.0% screen-to-body ratio) 6.0 inches, 92.6 cm2 (~76.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~441 ppi density) 1440 x 2880 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~538 ppi density)
Protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 Always-on display Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12 Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 11
Chipset Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm) Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 615 Adreno 540
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, HDR, panorama Laser AF, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps 4K@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@30/60/120fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@240fps (gyro-EIS)
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 8 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.4µm
Features HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
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 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1
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 3520 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired, PD2.0 10.5W wired (capped), PD2.0
Misc
Colors Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish Just Black, Black & White
Models G020A, G020E, G020B, G020G, G020H G011C
Price $ 104.95 / C$ 255.34 / £ 79.99 / € 119.99 About 520 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 206711 (v7)
GeekBench: 6055 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: ∞
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise - 93.7 / Crosstalk - 79.7
Battery (old) Endurance rating 88h

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