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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1660, A1778
  CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1532 (CDMA), A1456 CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1660
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1532 (GSM), A1532 (CDMA), A1456 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1660, A1778
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1507, A1529
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1533 (CDMA), A1453
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1660
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25 - A1532 GSM, A1532 CDMA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1660, A1778
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 - A1456
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A1507
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 39, 40 - A1529
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) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, September 10. Released 2013, September 20 2016, September 07. Released 2016, September 16
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 124.4 x 59.2 x 9 mm (4.90 x 2.33 x 0.35 in) 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, 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 (~59.9% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.6% 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 Ion-strengthened glass
  3D Touch display & home button
Platform
OS iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 10.3.3 iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1
Chipset Apple A6 (32 nm) Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based) Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics) PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM 32GB 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), 1/3.0", PDAF, OIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC No 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 1510 mAh, non-removable (5.73 Wh) Li-Ion 1960 mAh, non-removable (7.45 Wh)
Stand-by Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 10 h (3G) Up to 14 h (3G)
Misc
Colors White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
SAR 1.15 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.00 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)     1.38 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)    
Models A1456, A1507, A1516, A1529, A1532, iPhone5,3, iPhone5,4 A1660, A1778, A1779, A1780, A1853, A1866, iPhone9,1, iPhone9,3
Price About 300 EUR About 180 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 2225 Basemark OS II 2.0: 3416
Display Contrast ratio: 1233:1 (nominal) / 3.512:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1603:1 (nominal), 3.964 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 66dB Voice 67dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -80.3dB Noise -92.4dB / Crosstalk -80.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 52h Endurance rating 61h

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