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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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
  CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1522 (CDMA), A1524 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1522 (GSM), A1522 (CDMA), A1524 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1522 (CDMA), A1524 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
  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, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - A2101
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1524 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - A1921, A2104
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 (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, September 09. Released 2014, September 19 2018, September 12
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2018, September 21
Body
Dimensions 158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1 mm (6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 in) 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm (6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
 Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM)
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.8% screen-to-body ratio) 6.5 inches, 102.9 cm2 (~84.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density) 1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass
  3D Touch
Platform
OS iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 12.5.6 iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 18
Chipset Apple A8 (20 nm) Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.4 GHz Typhoon (ARM v8-based) Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM
  NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.5µm, PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
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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 5.0, 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 Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery
Type Li-Po 2915 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh) Li-Ion 3174 mAh, non-removable (12.08 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Wireless (Qi)
Stand-by Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 24 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)     1.16 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.91 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Models A1522, A1524, iPhone7,1 A1921, A2101, A2102, A2104, iPhone11,6
Price About 420 EUR $ 225.71 / C$ 377.67 / £ 176.39 / € 249.00
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 353210 (v7)
GeekBench: 11432 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 47fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1361 (nominal), 3.023 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.516 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 66dB Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 84dB
Audio quality Noise -94dB / Crosstalk -72dB Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -82.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 79h Endurance rating 79h

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