Design
Dimensions	5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches 147 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm
Weight	4.80 oz / 136.0 g
Materials	Back: Plastic
Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)
Features	Notification light
Keys	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Blue, White

Display
Size	5.2-inch, 70.04% screen-to-body
Type	IPS LCD
Resolution	1920x1080px, 423 PPI
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features	Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)	Untested
Bright Min	2 (Good)
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Hardware
System chip	Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Processor	Hexa-core ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 418
Memory	2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB
OS	Android (8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)
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Battery
Type	2700 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	12.3 MP (Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm
Flash	Dual LED
Video recording	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (120 fps) Video calling
Front	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.2
WLAN	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB	Type-C
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type	Nano SIM
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Alternative variants

Differences from the main variant:
Memory	16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$379

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29
4G (TDD) Bands	41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 3, 2, 1

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Overall User Rating

(11 reviews)

7.4

Build quality

6.9

Camera quality

7.5

Performance

7.5

Display

7.4

Battery life and charging

6.5

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