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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 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1567 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 - A1600
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 38, 39, 40 - A1601
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 Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, October 16. Released 2014, October 24 2014, October. Released 2014, October
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in) 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 in)
Weight 437 g (Wi-Fi) / 444 g (3G/LTE) (15.41 oz) 331 g (Wi-Fi) / 341 g (3G/LTE) (11.68 oz)
Build Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM Nano-SIM and eSIM
Display
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio) 7.9 inches, 193.3 cm2 (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density) 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~324 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Oleophobic coating
Platform
OS iOS 8.1, upgradable to iPadOS 15.8.1 iOS 8.1, upgradable to iPadOS 12.5.6
Chipset Apple A8X (20 nm) Apple A7 (28 nm)
CPU Triple-core 1.5 GHz Typhoon Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)
GPU PowerVR GXA6850 (octa-core graphics) PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF 5 MP, f/2.4, 32mm (standard), AF
Features HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) 1.2 MP
Features face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
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/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) GPS, GLONASS
NFC No No
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Battery
Type Li-Po 7340 mAh, non-removable (27.62 Wh) Li-Po 6470 mAh, non-removable (24.3 Wh)
Talk time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Space Gray/Black, Silver/White, Gold
Models A1566, A1567, iPad5,3, iPad5,4 A1599, A1600, iPad4,7, iPad4,8, iPad4,9
Price About 440 EUR About 400 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 29753 Basemark X: 14781
Display Contrast ratio: 1048 (nominal) Contrast ratio: 812 (nominal)
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Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 78dB Voice 65dB / Noise 63dB / Ring 70dB
Audio quality Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -83.9dB Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -85.2dB

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