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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / 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)
  CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 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 - A2176
  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 - A2399, A2400
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2398
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2398, A2399, A2400
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, September 12 2020, October 13
Status Available. Released 2017, September 22 Available. Released 2020, November 13
Body
Dimensions 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 in)
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Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), 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)
 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 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio) 5.4 inches, 71.9 cm2 (~85.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~476 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass Ceramic Shield glass
 3D Touch display & home button
Platform
OS iOS 11, up to iOS 16.7.5 iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 17.5.1
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
GPU Apple GPU (three-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 64GB 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), 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@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps 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 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 5.0, 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 1821 mAh, non-removable (6.96 Wh) Li-Ion 2227 mAh, non-removable (8.57 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Wireless (Qi)
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 Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Red Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple
SAR 1.32 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Models A1863, A1905, A1906, A1907, iPhone10,1, iPhone10,4 A2399, A2176, A2398, A2400, A2399, iPhone13,1
Price About 210 EUR $ 203.63 / C$ 300.00 / £ 207.75 / € 271.50
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 237594 (v7)
GeekBench: 10214 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 20fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 589616 (v8)
GeekBench: 4174 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
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Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 77dB / Ring 80dB -24.6 LUFS (Very good)
Audio quality Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -80.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 66h Endurance rating 69h

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