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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429
4G Network 4, 17 - GSM A1428 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
  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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, September 12. Released 2012, September 21 2017, September 12
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2017, September 22
Body
Dimensions 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in) 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 148 g (5.22 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
  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type IPS LCD Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
Size 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating Ion-strengthened glass
  3D Touch display & home button
Platform
OS iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.4 iOS 11, up to iOS 16.7.7
Chipset Apple A6 (32 nm) Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based) Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics) Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM, 256GB 2GB RAM
  NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard) 7 MP, f/2.2
Features face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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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, 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 Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery
Type Li-Po 1440 mAh, non-removable (5.45 Wh) Li-Ion 1821 mAh, non-removable (6.96 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Wireless (Qi)
Stand-by Up to 225 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h (3G) Up to 14 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Red
SAR 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)     1.32 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
Models A1428, A1429, A1442, iPhone5,1, iPhone5,2 A1863, A1905, A1906, A1907, iPhone10,1, iPhone10,4
Price About 340 EUR About 210 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 2229 AnTuTu: 237594 (v7)
GeekBench: 10214 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 20fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB Voice 71dB / Noise 77dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -80.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 51h Endurance rating 66h

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