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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 4, 17 - GSM A1428 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
  LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429 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 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM 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
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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, September 12. Released 2012, September 21 2020, October 13
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2020, November 13
Body
Dimensions 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  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 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.4 inches, 71.9 cm2 (~85.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 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 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.4 iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 18
Chipset Apple A6 (32 nm) Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based) Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
  NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (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 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard) 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular HDR
Video 720p@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
 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, 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 Lightning, 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 1440 mAh, non-removable (5.45 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 225 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple
SAR 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Models A1428, A1429, A1442, iPhone5,1, iPhone5,2 A2399, A2176, A2398, A2400, A2399, iPhone13,1
Price About 340 EUR $ 212.99 / C$ 340.90 / £ 174.95 / € 259.00
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 2229 AnTuTu: 589616 (v8)
GeekBench: 4174 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight) 627 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB -24.6 LUFS (Very good)
Audio quality Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 51h Endurance rating 69h

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