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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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 - A2176
  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, 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
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 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, October 04. Released 2011, October 14 2020, October 13
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2020, November 13
Body
Dimensions 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm (4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 in)
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Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back, stainless steel frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 Scratch-resistant glass back panel IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Size 3.5 inches, 36.5 cm2 (~54.0% screen-to-body ratio) 5.4 inches, 71.9 cm2 (~85.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~330 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~476 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating Ceramic Shield glass
Platform
OS iOS 5, upgradable to iOS 9.3.6 iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 17.4
Chipset Apple A5 (45 nm) Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 8GB 512MB RAM, 16GB 512MB RAM, 32GB 512MB RAM, 64GB 512MB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
  NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA, videocalling over Wi-Fi and 3G 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features HDR
Video 480p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Battery
Type Li-Po 1432 mAh, non-removable (5.3 Wh) Li-Ion 2227 mAh, non-removable (8.57 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 200 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple
SAR 1.18 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Models A1431, A1387, iPhone4,1 A2399, A2176, A2398, A2400, A2399, iPhone13,1
Price About 190 EUR $ 199.00 / C$ 312.97 / £ 199.97 / € 269.00
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 589616 (v8)
GeekBench: 4174 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1261:1 (nominal) / 2.269:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
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Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 74dB -24.6 LUFS (Very good)
Audio quality Noise -91.2dB / Crosstalk -93.0dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 45h Endurance rating 69h

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