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Design |
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Dimensions |
6.13 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches 155.8 x 75.5 x 8.12 mm |
Weight | 5.89 oz (167.0 g) |
Materials | Frame: Aluminum |
Resistance | Water, Dust; IP67 |
Biometrics | Fingerprint (touch) |
Features | Notification light |
Keys | Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key |
Display |
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Size | 5.5-inch |
Resolution | 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI |
Technology | IPS LCD |
Screen-to-body | 71.00 % |
Features | Scratch-resistant glass (Dragontrail), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor |
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Bright Max (20 APL) | Untested |
Bright Min | 15 (Poor) |
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Hardware |
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System chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm) |
Processor |
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53 |
GPU | Adreno 506 |
RAM | 4GB (LPDDR3) |
Internal storage | 32GB |
Storage expansion | microSDXC up to 2000 GB |
OS | Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) |
Battery |
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Capacity | 4000 mAh |
Type | Li - Ion |
Charging | Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 |
Camera |
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Rear | Single camera |
Main camera |
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.55 μm |
Flash | Dual LED |
Video recording |
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing |
Front | 8 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity & Features |
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Bluetooth | 4.2 |
Wi-Fi |
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot |
USB | Type-C, USB 2.0 |
Location | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou |
Sensors | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) |
Other | NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync |
Multimedia |
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Headphones | 3.5mm jack |
Speakers | Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
Features | Album art cover, Background playback |
Screen mirroring | Wireless screen share |
Radio | FM |
Cellular |
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4G (FDD) | Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3) |
4G (TDD) | Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) |
3G | Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) |
Data Speed | LTE, HSPA, HSUPA |
This device has different variants: View all |
Availability |
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Officially announced | Oct 09, 2017 |
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Alternative variants
for Sprint
Differences from the main variant: | |
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4G (FDD) | Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3) |
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Overall User Rating
Build quality
10
Camera quality
9
Performance
9
Display
8
Battery life and charging
9
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
ouija33
Arena Apprentice
9
A love story
Phone owned for more than a year
After 2 year and half with this unique Phone. Maybe a expensive phone at 650$ but you have 4000 mah battery, fluid performance And unique build. Aluminium frame with navigation bottom outside of the screen . After all this time...
Only software update and battery life look tired !
10
Build quality
9
Camera quality
9
Performance
8
Display
9
Battery life and charging
What I like
- Battery life
- Fluid and simple UI
- Solid build
- Fast hardware... But just ok
What I don't like
- Oreo 8.1.... And that's it
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