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1.iphone 5s

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2013, September
	Status	Available. Released 2013, September

BODY	Dimensions	123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	112 g (3.95 oz)
	SIM	Nano-SIM

DISPLAY	Type	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	4.0 inches (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	640 x 1136 pixels (~326 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating

PLATFORM	OS	iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 10.3
	Chipset	Apple A7
	CPU	Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)
	GPU	PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)

MEMORY	Card slot	No
	Internal	16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3

CAMERA	Primary	8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, check quality
	Features	1/3" sensor size, 1.5 µm pixel size, touch focus, geo-tagging, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
	Video	1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, check quality
	Secondary	1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration, proprietary ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- 16-bit/44.1kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	Radio	No
	USB	2.0, reversible connector

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5 (Safari)
	Java	No
		- Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player - MP4/H.264 player - Audio/video/photo editor - Document editor

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Po 1560 mAh battery (5.92 Wh)
	Stand-by	Up to 250 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 40 h

MISC	Colors	Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold
	SAR US	1.12 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	1.00 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)
	Price group	7/10

TESTS	Performance	Basemark OS II: 1077 / Basemark X: 14341
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1219:1 (nominal) / 3.565:1 (sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 69dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -90.3dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 54h

2.vivo v5

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2016, November
	Status	Available. Released 2016, November

BODY	Dimensions	153.8 x 75.5 x 7.6 mm (6.06 x 2.97 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	154 g (5.43 oz)
	SIM	Dual SIM (Micro-SIM/Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.5 inches (~71.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels (~267 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
		- Funtouch OS 2.6

PLATFORM	OS	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Mediatek MT6750
	CPU	Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Mali-T860MP2

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
	Internal	32 GB, 4 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	13 MP, phase detection autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps, check quality
	Secondary	20 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.8" sensor size, 1080p

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, WiFi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS
	Radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		- MP4/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Document viewer - Photo/video editor

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery

MISC	Colors	Gold, Gray
	SAR US	0.22 W/kg (head)     0.77 W/kg (body)
	Price group	5/10

TESTS	Performance	Basemark OS II: 938 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 821 Basemark X: 4996
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1021:1 (nominal), 2.059 (sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 62dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 83dB
	Audio quality	Noise -92.9dB / Crosstalk -89.8dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 60h

3.oppo f1s

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2016, August
	Status	Available. Released 2016, August

BODY	Dimensions	154.5 x 76 x 7.4 mm (6.08 x 2.99 x 0.29 in)
	Weight	160 g (5.64 oz)
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.5 inches (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels (~267 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
		- Color OS 3.0

PLATFORM	OS	Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Mediatek MT6755 or MTK7650
	CPU	Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Mali-T860MP2

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	32 GB, 3 RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	13 MP, f/2.2, phase detection autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	1/3" sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps, check quality
	Secondary	16 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.1" sensor size, 1080p

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS
	Radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB Host

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		- MP4/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Document viewer - Photo/video editor

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Po 3075 mAh battery

MISC	Colors	Gold, Rose Gold, Gray
	SAR US	0.31 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	1.60 W/kg (head)     1.05 W/kg (body)
	Price group	6/10

TESTS	Camera	Photo / Video

4.one plus 2

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2015, July
	Status	Available. Released 2015, August

BODY	Dimensions	151.8 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
	Weight	175 g (6.17 oz)
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY	Type	LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.5 inches (~73.3% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
		- Oxygen 3.5.6 UI

PLATFORM	OS	Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
	CPU	Octa-core (4x1.56 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.82 GHz Cortex-A57)
	GPU	Adreno 430

MEMORY	Card slot	No
	Internal	16 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	13 MP, f/2.0, OIS, laser autofocus, dual-LED flash, check quality
	Features	1/2.6" sensor size, 1.3 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	2160p@30fps, 720p@120fps, check quality
	Secondary	5 MP, f/2.4, 1080p@30fps

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	Radio	No
	USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		- DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player - Document viewer - Photo/video editor

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh battery

MISC	Colors	Sandstone Black
	SAR EU	0.43 W/kg (head)     0.20 W/kg (body)
	Price group	6/10

TESTS	Performance	Basemark OS II: 1942 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1622 Basemark X: 21937
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1187 (nominal), 2.165 (sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 75dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 80dB
	Audio quality	Noise -94.2dB / Crosstalk -94.3dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 61h

5.lenovo Z2 plus 

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2016, May
	Status	Available. Released 2016, June

BODY	Dimensions	141.7 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm (5.58 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
	Weight	149 g (5.26 oz)
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY	Type	LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.0 inches (~70.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels (~441 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
		- ZUI 2.5

PLATFORM	OS	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
	CPU	Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
	GPU	Adreno 530

MEMORY	Card slot	No
	Internal	64 GB, 4 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	13 MP, f/2.2, phase detection autofocus, LED flash
	Features	1/2.6" sensor size, 1.34 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps
	Secondary	8 MP, f/2.0, 1.4 µm pixel size, 1080p

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	Radio	No
	USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) - MP4/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Po 3500 mAh battery

MISC	Colors	Titanium Black, Ceramic White

6.sony xperia XA

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2016, February
	Status	Available. Released 2016, June

BODY	Dimensions	143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9 mm (5.65 x 2.63 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	137.4 g (4.83 oz)
	SIM	Nano-SIM

DISPLAY	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.0 inches (~71.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels (~294 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes, up to 4 fingers
	Protection	Scratch-resistant glass

PLATFORM	OS	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to 7.0 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Mali-T860MP2

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16 GB, 2 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	13 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	1/3" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
	Video	1080p@30fps, check quality
	Secondary	8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4" sensor size, autofocus, 1080p, HDR

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	FM radio, RDS
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB Host

FEATURES	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		- Fast battery charging (Pump Express+ 2.0) - Xvid/MP4/H.264 player - MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player - Document viewer - Photo/video editor

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 560 h (2G) / Up to 603 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 11 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 55 h

MISC	Colors	White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold
	SAR US	0.57 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.47 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)
	Price group	4/10

TESTS	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1013 / Basemark X: 6420
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1376 (nominal), 2.609 (sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 61dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 68dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -91.7dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 54h

7.sansung j7

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2016, August
	Status	Available. Released 2016, September

BODY	Dimensions	151.7 x 75 x 8 mm (5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	167 g (5.89 oz)
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY	Type	PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.5 inches (~73.3% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass (market dependent)

PLATFORM	OS	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Exynos 7870 Octa
	CPU	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Mali-T830MP2

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps
	Secondary	8 MP, f/1.9

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
	Radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		- ANT+ support - Xvid/DivX/MP4/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery
	Talk time	Up to 21 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 84 h

MISC	Colors	Black, Gold
	SAR US	0.65 W/kg (head)
	SAR EU	0.40 W/kg (head)     1.40 W/kg (body)
	Price group	6/10

8.moto G plus 

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2017, February
	Status	Available. Released 2017, April

BODY	Dimensions	150.2 x 74 x 7.7 mm (5.91 x 2.91 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	155 g (5.47 oz)
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.2 inches (~67.1% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels (~424 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PLATFORM	OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
	CPU	Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Adreno 506

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB
	Internal	32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM; 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	12 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, auto-HDR
	Video	2160p@30fps (USA)/ 1080p@30fps (EMEA)
	Secondary	5 MP, f/2.2

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes (market dependent)
	Radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB Host

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		- Fast battery charging - MP3/AAC+/WAV/Flac player - MP4/H.264 player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery

MISC	Colors	Lunar Grey, Fine Gold
	Price group	6/10