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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / 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, 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, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
  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 (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2018, September 12 2017, September 12. Released 2017, September 22
Status Available. Released 2018, September 21 Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in) 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
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Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM) Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
Size 5.8 inches, 84.4 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio) 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1125 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass Ion-strengthened glass
 3D Touch 3D Touch display & home button
Platform
OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 17.4 iOS 11, up to iOS 16.7.5
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
 NVMe NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 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
12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom
Features Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Features HDR Face detection, HDR
Video 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
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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 Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2658 mAh, non-removable (10.13 Wh) Li-Ion 2691 mAh, non-removable (10.28 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 21 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Models A2097, A1920, A2100, A2098, iPhone11,2 A1864, A1897, A1898, , A1899, iPhone10,2, iPhone10,5
Price $ 169.47 / C$ 279.99 / £ 129.21 / € 198.04 About 340 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 346379 (v7)
GeekBench: 11472 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 47fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
GeekBench: 10037 (v4.4)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 5.171 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 78dB Voice 76dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 79dB
Audio quality Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -82.8dB Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -80.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 72h Endurance rating 81h

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