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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - for Verizon CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 4, 17 - AT&T 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 - A1600
  13 - for Verizon 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 38, 39, 40 - A1601
Speed HSPA, LTE, 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 2012, March. Released 2012, March 16 2014, October. Released 2014, October
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm (9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 in) 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 in)
Weight 662 g (1.46 lb) 331 g (Wi-Fi) / 341 g (3G/LTE) (11.68 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM
Display
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~65.1% screen-to-body ratio) 7.9 inches, 193.3 cm2 (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density) 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~324 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Oleophobic coating
Platform
OS iOS 5.1, upgradable to iOS 9.3.5 iOS 8.1, upgradable to iPadOS 12.5.6
Chipset Apple A5X (45 nm) Apple A7 (28 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP4 (quad-core graphics) PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 5 MP, f/2.4, 32mm (standard), AF
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA, videocalling over Wi-Fi only 1.2 MP
Features face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 480p@30fps 720p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR
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, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Battery
Type Non-removable Li-Po 11560 mAh battery (42.5 Wh) Li-Po 6470 mAh, non-removable (24.3 Wh)
Stand-by Up to 720 h
Talk time Up to 9 h Up to 10 h (multimedia)
Misc
Colors Black, White Space Gray/Black, Silver/White, Gold
Models A1430, A1403, iPad3,2, iPad3,3 A1599, A1600, iPad4,7, iPad4,8, iPad4,9
Price About 400 EUR About 400 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 14781
Display Contrast ratio: 812 (nominal)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 63dB / Ring 70dB
Audio quality Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -85.2dB

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