launch
Announced
2015, February
Status
Available. Released 2015, February
platform
OS
Android OS, v5.0, v5.1 (Lollipop) - only XT1527, planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
CPU
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - 3G model
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - LTE model
Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 - 3G model
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 - LTE model
GPU
Adreno 302 - 3G model
Adreno 306 - LTE model
camera
Rear
5 MP, f/2.2, autofocus
Front
VGA
Video
720p@30fps
Features
Geo-tagging, panorama, HDR
display
Size
4.5 inches
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (~245 ppi pixel density)
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 2390 mAh battery
Stand By
—
Talk time
—
Playing Music
—
body
Dimensions
129.9 x 66.8 x 12.3 mm (5.11 x 2.63 x 0.48 in)
Weight
145 g (5.11 oz, 0.32 lb)
SIM card
Micro-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Black, White
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
USB
microUSB v2.0, USB Host
Radio
FM radio, RDS
features
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - XT1527, XT1511 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1505 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - XT1524
Speed
HSPA, LTE
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
4G bands
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - XT1527 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - XT1524
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