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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2172 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 - A1633
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2403, A2404 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1634
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2402
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2172
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2402, A2403, A2404
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2020, October 13 2015, September 09. Released 2015, September 25
Status Available. Released 2020, October 23 Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in) 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak) IPS LCD
Size 6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio) 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection Ceramic Shield glass Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
  3D Touch display
Platform
OS iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 18 iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1
Chipset Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Apple A9 (14/16 nm - maker dependant)
CPU Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM
 NVMe NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, PDAF, OIS
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Features HDR Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 720p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack No Yes
  16-bit/44.1kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes (Apple Pay only)
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2815 mAh, non-removable (10.78 Wh) Li-Ion 2750 mAh, non-removable (10.45 Wh)
Charging Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
15W wireless (MagSafe)
15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.4 update
Stand-by Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 24 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
SAR 1.12 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)     0.93 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)    
Models A2403, A2172, A2402, A2404, iPhone13,2 A1634, A1687, A1690, A1699, iPhone8,2
Price $ 258.99 / C$ 380.04 / £ 240.00 / € 284.00 / ₹ 44,999 About 240 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 568674 (v8)
GeekBench: 4067 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 58fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Basemark OS II 2.0: 2261
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) Contrast ratio: 1382:1 (nominal), 3.530 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker -24.4 LUFS (Very good) Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 64dB
Audio quality Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -71.1dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 84h Endurance rating 85h

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