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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1522 (GSM), A1522 (CDMA), A1524 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1660, A1778
  CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1522 (CDMA), A1524 CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1660
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1522 (GSM), A1522 (CDMA), A1524 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1660, A1778
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1522 (CDMA), A1524 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1660
  TD-SCDMA - A1524
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29 - A1522 GSM, A1522 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, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1524
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 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 2014, September 09. Released 2014, September 19 2016, September 07. Released 2016, September 16
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1 mm (6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 in) 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
 Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) 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 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.8% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density) 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Ion-strengthened glass
  3D Touch display & home button
Platform
OS iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 12.5.6 iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1
Chipset Apple A8 (20 nm) Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.4 GHz Typhoon (ARM v8-based) Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
GPU PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics) PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM, 256GB 2GB RAM
  NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.5µm, PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3.0", PDAF, OIS
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Features face detection, HDR, 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/ac, dual-band, hotspot 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 Yes (Apple Pay only) Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery
Type Li-Po 2915 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh) Li-Ion 1960 mAh, non-removable (7.45 Wh)
Stand-by Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 24 h (3G) Up to 14 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.91 W/kg (body)     1.38 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)    
Models A1522, A1524, iPhone7,1 A1660, A1778, A1779, A1780, A1853, A1866, iPhone9,1, iPhone9,3
Price About 420 EUR About 180 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 3416
Display Contrast ratio: 1361 (nominal), 3.023 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1603:1 (nominal), 3.964 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 66dB Voice 67dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -94dB / Crosstalk -72dB Noise -92.4dB / Crosstalk -80.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 79h Endurance rating 61h

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