NETWORK Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - NXT-L29, NXT-L09
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - NXT-L29
  LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - NXT-L09
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
LAUNCH Announced 2015, November
Status Available. Released 2015, November
BODY Dimensions 157.1 x 80.6 x 7.9 mm (6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM - NXT-L09
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - NXT-L29
DISPLAY Type IPS-NEO LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches (~78.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~368 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
  - Emotion UI 4.0
PLATFORM OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to v7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 950
CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53)
GPU Mali-T880 MP4
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM - NXT-L09, NXT-L29
64 GB, 4 GB RAM - NXT-L29/ 128GB, 4GB RAM
CAMERA Primary 16 MP, f/2.0, 27mm, OIS, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash,check quality
Features 1/2.8" sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, check quality
Secondary 8 MP, f/2.4, 26mm, 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, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host
FEATURES Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser HTML5
Java No
  - Fast battery charging: 37% in 30 min
- DivX/XviD/MP4/H.265/WMV player
- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player
- Document editor
- Photo/video editor
BATTERY   Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 528 h (3G)
Music play Up to 98 h
MISC Colors Champagne Gold, Moonlight Silver, Space Gray, Mocha Brown
SAR US 1.49 W/kg (head)     0.32 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.46 W/kg (head)     0.21 W/kg (body)    
Price group 8/10
TESTS Performance Basemark OS II: 2033 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 2017
Basemark X: 15593
Display Contrast ratio: 1361:1 (nominal), 2.949 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -97.8dB / Crosstalk -97.3dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 103h

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