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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429
4G Network 4, 17 - GSM A1428
  LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
  LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, September 12. Released 2012, September 21 2010, June. Released 2010, June
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in) 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm (4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back, stainless steel frame
SIM Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
  Scratch-resistant glass back panel
Display
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio) 3.5 inches, 36.5 cm2 (~54.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) 640 x 960 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~330 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
Platform
OS iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.4 iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 7.1.2
Chipset Apple A6 (32 nm) Apple A4 (45 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based) 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics) PowerVR SGX535
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM 8GB 512MB RAM, 16GB 512MB RAM, 32GB 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF 5 MP, f/2.8, 1/3.2", 1.75µm, AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard) VGA, videocalling over Wi-Fi only
Features face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 720p@30fps 480p@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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
Type Li-Po 1440 mAh, non-removable (5.45 Wh) Li-Po 1420 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 225 h (3G) Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h (3G) Up to 7 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Black, White
SAR 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)     1.17 W/kg (head)     1.11 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)     0.93 W/kg (head)     0.74 W/kg (body)    
Models A1428, A1429, A1442, iPhone5,1, iPhone5,2 A1349, A1332, iPhone 3,1
Price About 340 EUR About 200 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 2229
Display Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1242:1 (nominal) / 2.016:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB Voice 65dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB Noise -90.1dB / Crosstalk -89.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 51h

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