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Apple iPhone 4 CDMA

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Network
Technology CDMA / EVDO GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
  CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1532 (CDMA), A1456
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1532 (GSM), A1532 (CDMA), A1456
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1507, A1529
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1533 (CDMA), A1453
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25 - A1532 GSM, A1532 CDMA
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 - A1456
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A1507
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 39, 40 - A1529
Speed 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 2011, January. Released 2011, February 2013, September 10. Released 2013, September 20
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm (4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in) 124.4 x 59.2 x 9 mm (4.90 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 3.5 inches, 36.5 cm2 (~54.0% screen-to-body ratio) 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~59.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~330 ppi density) 640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
Platform
OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 7.1.1 iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 10.3.3
Chipset Apple A4 (45 nm) Apple A6 (32 nm)
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 16GB 512MB RAM, 32GB 512MB RAM 8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF
Features LED flash, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules Videocalling over Wi-Fi only 1.2 MP
Features face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 720p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  16-bit/44.1kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, GLONASS
NFC No
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 iCloud cloud service
MP3/WAV player
MP4/H.264 player
Document viewer
Battery
Type Li-Po 1420 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 1510 mAh, non-removable (5.73 Wh)
Stand-by Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 10 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Black, White White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink
SAR 1.18 W/kg (head)     0.87 W/kg (body)     1.15 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.00 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    
Models iPhone 3,3 A1456, A1507, A1516, A1529, A1532, iPhone5,3, iPhone5,4
Price About 150 EUR About 300 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 2225
Display Contrast ratio: 1233:1 (nominal) / 3.512:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -80.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 52h

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