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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 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 - A1490 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 38, 39, 40 - A1491
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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, October. Released 2013, November 2017, March
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2017, March
Body
Dimensions 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 in) 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 in)
Weight 331 g (Wi-Fi) / 341 g (3G/LTE) (11.68 oz) 469 g (Wi-Fi) / 478 g (LTE) (1.03 lb)
Build Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM
Display
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 7.9 inches, 193.3 cm2 (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio) 9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~324 ppi density) 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
Protection Oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Platform
OS iOS 7, upgradable to iPadOS 12.5.6 iOS 10.3, upgradable to iPadOS 16.7.5
Chipset Apple A7 (28 nm) Apple A9 (14 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based) Dual-core 1.84 GHz (Twister)
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), AF 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF
Features HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Features face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
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, EDR 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
NFC No No
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Battery
Type Li-Po 6470 mAh, non-removable (24.3 Wh) Li-Po 8827 mAh, non-removable (32.9 Wh)
Talk time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)
Misc
Colors Space Gray/Black, Silver/White Silver, Gold, Space Gray
SAR 1.19 W/kg (body)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Models A1489, A1490, A1491, iPad4,6, iPad4,5, iPad4,4 A1822, A1823, iPad6,11, iPad6,12
Price About 270 EUR About 390 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 13286
Display Contrast ratio: 804:1 (nominal)
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -93.8dB / Crosstalk -82.9dB

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