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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1660, A1778 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
  CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1660 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1660, A1778 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1660 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1660, A1778 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, 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 (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2016, September 07. Released 2016, September 16 2020, October 13
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2020, October 23
Body
Dimensions 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 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
 IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ) Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Size 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio) 6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) 1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass Ceramic Shield glass
 3D Touch display & home button
Platform
OS iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1 iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 18
Chipset Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm) Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr) Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
GPU PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 32GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM, 256GB 2GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
 NVMe NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3.0", 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 Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features Face detection, HDR, panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No No
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 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 1960 mAh, non-removable (7.45 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
Talk time Up to 14 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.38 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Models A1660, A1778, A1779, A1780, A1853, A1866, iPhone9,1, iPhone9,3 A2403, A2172, A2402, A2404, iPhone13,2
Price About 180 EUR $ 264.50 / C$ 382.75 / £ 253.00 / € 304.00 / ₹ 42,949,673
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 3416 AnTuTu: 568674 (v8)
GeekBench: 4067 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 58fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1603:1 (nominal), 3.964 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
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Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 75dB -24.4 LUFS (Very good)
Audio quality Noise -92.4dB / Crosstalk -80.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 61h Endurance rating 84h

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