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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 - A1660, A1778
  CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1660
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1660, A1778
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1660
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, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1660, A1778
  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, 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 (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2020, October 13 2016, September 07. Released 2016, September 16
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) 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 138 g (4.87 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)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak) Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
Size 6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density) 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection Ceramic Shield glass Ion-strengthened glass
  3D Touch display & home button
Platform
OS iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 18 iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1
Chipset Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM, 256GB 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/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3.0", PDAF, OIS
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Quad-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@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Features HDR Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No No
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
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 1960 mAh, non-removable (7.45 Wh)
Charging Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
15W wireless (MagSafe)
15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.4 update
Talk time Up to 14 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)     1.38 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)    
Models A2403, A2172, A2402, A2404, iPhone13,2 A1660, A1778, A1779, A1780, A1853, A1866, iPhone9,1, iPhone9,3
Price $ 265.22 / C$ 382.42 / £ 249.25 / € 304.00 / ₹ 54,899 About 180 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 568674 (v8)
GeekBench: 4067 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 58fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Basemark OS II 2.0: 3416
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) Contrast ratio: 1603:1 (nominal), 3.964 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker -24.4 LUFS (Very good) Voice 67dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -92.4dB / Crosstalk -80.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 84h Endurance rating 61h

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