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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
  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, 30 - A1633 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, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2172
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1634 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2403, A2404
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2402
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2172
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2402, A2403, A2404
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, September 09. Released 2015, September 25 2020, October 13
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2020, October 23
Body
Dimensions 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum 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 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio) 6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density) 1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Ceramic Shield glass
 3D Touch display
Platform
OS iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1 iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 18
Chipset Apple A9 (14/16 nm - maker dependant) Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
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, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
 NVMe NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR Dual-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, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features Face detection, HDR, panorama HDR
Video 720p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 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/6, 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
  Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2750 mAh, non-removable (10.45 Wh) Li-Ion 2815 mAh, non-removable (10.78 Wh)
Charging Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
15W wireless (MagSafe)
15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.4 update
Stand-by Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 24 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple
SAR 1.12 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.93 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Models A1634, A1687, A1690, A1699, iPhone8,2 A2403, A2172, A2402, A2404, iPhone13,2
Price About 240 EUR $ 258.99 / C$ 380.04 / £ 240.00 / € 284.00 / ₹ 44,999
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 2261 AnTuTu: 568674 (v8)
GeekBench: 4067 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 58fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1382:1 (nominal), 3.530 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
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Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 64dB -24.4 LUFS (Very good)
Audio quality Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -71.1dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 85h Endurance rating 84h

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