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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  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, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - A2153
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - A2123
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 (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, October 16. Released 2014, October 24 2019, March 18
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2019, March 18
Body
Dimensions 240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in) 250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1 mm (9.87 x 6.85 x 0.24 in)
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Weight 437 g (Wi-Fi) / 444 g (3G/LTE) (15.41 oz) 456 g (Wi-Fi) / 464 g (3G/LTE) (1.01 lb)
Build Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM Nano-SIM and eSIM
  Stylus support (1st gen only)
Display
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio) 10.5 inches, 341.4 cm2 (~78.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density) 1668 x 2224 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~265 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
  True-tone
Platform
OS iOS 8.1, upgradable to iPadOS 15.8.1 iOS 12.1.3, upgradable to iPadOS 17.5
Chipset Apple A8X (20 nm) Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU Triple-core 1.5 GHz Typhoon Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU PowerVR GXA6850 (octa-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM 64GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, 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) 7 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Features face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@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/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR 5.0, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) GPS, GLONASS (LTE model only)
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, barometer
Battery
Type Li-Po 7340 mAh, non-removable (27.62 Wh) Li-Po 8134 mAh, non-removable (30.8 Wh)
Talk time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold
SAR 1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (body)    
Models A1566, A1567, iPad5,3, iPad5,4 A2153, A2123, A2154, A2152, iPad11,3, iPad11,4
Price About 440 EUR About 550 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 29753
Display Contrast ratio: 1048 (nominal)
Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -83.9dB

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