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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
  CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1532 (CDMA), A1456
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1532 (GSM), A1532 (CDMA), A1456
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1507, A1529
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1533 (CDMA), A1453
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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25 - A1532 GSM, A1532 CDMA
  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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 - A1456
  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 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A1507
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 39, 40 - A1529
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 2013, September 10. Released 2013, September 20
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) 124.4 x 59.2 x 9 mm (4.90 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
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Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible 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 (~59.9% 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
Platform
OS iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 18.3.1 iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 10.3.3
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 8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 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
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
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes No
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 (8.57 Wh) Li-Po 1510 mAh, non-removable (5.73 Wh)
Charging Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe)
15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.4 update
Stand-by Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 10 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink
SAR 1.15 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)     1.00 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    
Models A2399, A2176, A2398, A2400, A2399, iPhone13,1 A1456, A1507, A1516, A1529, A1532, iPhone5,3, iPhone5,4
Price $ 183.35 / C$ 291.99 / £ 176.96 / € 223.00 About 300 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 589616 (v8)
GeekBench: 4174 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Basemark X: 2225
Display 627 nits max brightness (measured) Contrast ratio: 1233:1 (nominal) / 3.512:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker -24.6 LUFS (Very good) Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -80.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 69h Endurance rating 52h

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