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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  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, 46, 66 - A2097
  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 (3CA) Cat12 600/150 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 2017, September 12 2018, September 12
Status Available. Released 2017, September 22 Available. Released 2018, September 21
Body
Dimensions 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in) 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
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Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM
 IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ) Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM)
Size 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.4% 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 Scratch-resistant glass
 3D Touch display & home button 3D Touch
Platform
OS iOS 11, up to iOS 16.7.5 iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 17.4
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
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, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM
 NVMe NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS 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 Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR Quad-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, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules 7 MP, f/2.2 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features Face detection, HDR, panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps, 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, 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
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1821 mAh, non-removable (6.96 Wh) Li-Ion 2658 mAh, non-removable (10.13 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Wireless (Qi)
15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Wireless (Qi)
Talk time Up to 14 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Red Space Gray, Silver, Gold
SAR 1.32 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.18 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 A2097, A1920, A2100, A2098, iPhone11,2
Price About 210 EUR $ 168.99 / C$ 279.99 / £ 128.99 / € 197.74
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 237594 (v7)
GeekBench: 10214 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 20fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 346379 (v7)
GeekBench: 11472 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 47fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 5.171 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 77dB / Ring 80dB Voice 71dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -80.4dB Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -82.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 66h Endurance rating 72h

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