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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 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29 - A1688 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 - A2097
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1687 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 - A1920, A2100
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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 2015, September 09. Released 2015, September 25 2018, September 12
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2018, September 21
Body
Dimensions 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in) 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 177 g (6.24 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
 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, 500 nits Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM)
Size 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio) 5.8 inches, 84.4 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) 1125 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass
 3D Touch 3D Touch
Platform
OS iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1 iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 18
Chipset Apple A9 (14/16 nm - maker dependant) Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU PowerVR GT7600 (six-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 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM
  NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, PDAF 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 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features Face detection, HDR, panorama 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 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS 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-Ion 1715 mAh, non-removable (6.91 Wh) Li-Ion 2658 mAh, non-removable (10.13 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Wireless (Qi)
Stand-by Up to 240 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold
SAR 1.14 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.87 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Models A1633, A1688, A1691, A1700, iPhone8,1 A2097, A1920, A2100, A2098, iPhone11,2
Price About 230 EUR $ 174.00 / C$ 264.69 / £ 129.95 / € 176.95
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 2195 AnTuTu: 346379 (v7)
GeekBench: 11472 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 47fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1481 (nominal), 3.783 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 5.171 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 65dB Voice 71dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -93.8dB / Crosstalk -73.2dB Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -82.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 62h Endurance rating 72h

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