Comparison of Vertu New Signature Touch Garnet Сalf and Highscreen Zera U smartphones based on their characteristics

Vertu New Signature Touch Garnet Сalf

Highscreen Zera U

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Vertu

Highscreen

Phone model

New Signature Touch Garnet Сalf

Zera U

Year of release

2015

2015

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

155 mm

134 mm

Body width

74 mm

70 mm

Body thickness

10.8 mm

8.8 mm

Weight

226 g

140 g

Volume

123.88 cm³

82.48 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Leather
• Ceramics
• Titanium alloy

• Plastic

Replaceable panels

Colors

• Brown

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 810

• MediaTek MT6592T

CPU clock speed

2300 MHz

2000 MHz

Number of processor cores

8

8

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 430

• Mali-450 MP4

GPU clock speed

700 MHz

Number of GPU cores

4

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

4 GB

2 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

RAM frequency

666 MHz

Number of RAM channels

1

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 64 GB

• 16 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDHC
• microSD

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• MediaTek MT6592T

Operating system

Operating system

Android 5.1

Android 4.4

Battery

Battery capacity

3160

2000

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

21 h

Standby time in GSM networks

520 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

21 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

520 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5.2 in

5 in

Screen resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

424 ppi

441 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

21 Mp

13 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

5248 x 3936 pixels

4160 x 3120 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

Dual LED

LED

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX214 Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Photomatrix size

4.69 x 3.52 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.145 μm

Crop factor

7.38

Aperture

f/2.2

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Digital image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

• Iso
• Timer
• Continuous shooting

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

3840 x 2160 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Hdr
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2.1 Mp

2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1932 x 1087 pixels

1886 x 1061 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

Aperture

f/2.8

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Nano-SIM

Default + micro SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE-Advanced support

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0

A2DP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Dolby Digital support

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Installed antivirus

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)