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Battery
Charging 10W wired, QC1 18W wired
Talk time Up to 35 h (3G) -
Type Li-Ion 3120 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, plastic frame
Dimensions 138.1 x 69.6 x 7.8 mm (5.44 x 2.74 x 0.31 in) 156.5 x 75.4 x 9.4 mm (6.16 x 2.97 x 0.37 in)
SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
  - Water-repellent coating
Comms
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, LE
Infrared port - Yes
NFC No No
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio Stereo FM radio Wireless FM radio (no wired headphones required)
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Corning scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density) 720 x 1520 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio) 6.22 inches, 96.6 cm2 (~81.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD, 400 nits (typ)
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Launch
Announced 2015, April. Released 2015, April 2019, October 09. Released 2019, October 12
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Main Camera
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Single 13 MP, f/2.0, AF 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF 2 MP, (depth)
Video 1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.1
Misc
Colors Dark Gray, Black, White, Yellow, Blue, Pink Onyx Black, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue, Phantom Red
Models 2015015 M1908C3IC, MZB8255IN, M1908C3IG, M1908C3IH
SAR 0.51 W/kg (head)     0.60 W/kg (body)     0.34 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.23 W/kg (head)     1.48 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global
4G bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40 - Global
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
  TD-SCDMA 1, 3, 5, 8, 40, 41 - India
Our Tests
Battery (old) Endurance rating 67h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display Contrast ratio: 1055:1 (nominal), 2.641 (sunlight) -
Loudspeaker Voice 63dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 68dB -
Performance Basemark X: 4875 -
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.45 GHz Cortex A53)
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 505
OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), MIUI 8.2 Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, MIUI 12
Selfie camera
Features - HDR
Single 5 MP, f/1.8 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
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