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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) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428
  CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429
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 - A2176 4, 17 - GSM A1428
  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 - A2399, A2400 LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2398 LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2398, A2399, A2400
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2020, October 13 2012, September 12. Released 2012, September 21
Status Available. Released 2020, November 13 Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 in) 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 112 g (3.95 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) Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak) IPS LCD
Size 5.4 inches, 71.9 cm2 (~85.1% screen-to-body ratio) 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~476 ppi density) 640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection Ceramic Shield glass Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
Platform
OS iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 18 iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.4
Chipset Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Apple A6 (32 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
 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"
8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard)
Features HDR face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
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, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC 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 Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2227 mAh, non-removable (8.57 Wh) Li-Po 1440 mAh, non-removable (5.45 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 225 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple Black/Slate, White/Silver
SAR 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)     0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
Models A2399, A2176, A2398, A2400, A2399, iPhone13,1 A1428, A1429, A1442, iPhone5,1, iPhone5,2
Price $ 212.99 / C$ 340.90 / £ 174.95 / € 259.00 About 340 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 589616 (v8)
GeekBench: 4174 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Basemark X: 2229
Display 627 nits max brightness (measured) Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker -24.6 LUFS (Very good) Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB
Audio quality Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 69h Endurance rating 51h

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