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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428
		CDMA 800 / 1900	CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429
	4G Network		LTE band 4(1700/2100), 17(700) - GSM A1428
			LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
			LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429
	Speed	HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2011, October	2012, September
	Status	Available. Released 2011, October	Available. Released 2012, September

Body	Dimensions	115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm (4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)	123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	140 g (4.94 oz)	112 g (3.95 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass & aluminum frame	Front glass, aluminum body
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Nano-SIM
		- Scratch-resistant glass back panel

Display	Type	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	3.5 inches, 36.5 cm2 (~54.0% screen-to-body ratio)	4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	640 x 960 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~330 ppi density)	640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating	Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating

Platform	OS	iOS 5, upgradable to iOS 9.3.5	iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.3
	Chipset	Apple A5	Apple A6
	CPU	Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9	Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)
	GPU	PowerVR SGX543MP2	PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)

Memory	Card slot	No	No
	Internal	8/16/32/64 GB, 512 MB RAM	16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR2

Camera	Primary	8 MP (f/2.4, 35mm, 1/3.2", 1.4µm), AF, LED flash, check quality	8 MP (f/2.4, 33mm, 1/3.2", 1.4µm), AF, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection photo, panorama, HDR	Touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection (photo), panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps, check quality	1080p@30fps, check quality
	Secondary	VGA, 480p@30fps, videocalling over Wi-Fi and 3G	1.2 MP (f/2.4, 35mm), 720p@30fps, face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, proprietary ringtones	Vibration, proprietary ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- 16-bit/44.1kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE	4.0, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	2.0	2.0, proprietary reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	iMessage, SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email	iMessage, SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5 (Safari)	HTML5 (Safari)
	Java	No	No
		- Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - MP3/WAV player - MP4/H.264 player - Audio/video/photo editor - Document viewer	- Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player - MP4/H.264 player - Audio/video/photo editor - Document editor

Battery		Non-removable Li-Po 1432 mAh battery (5.3 Wh)	Non-removable Li-Po 1440 mAh battery (5.45 Wh)
	Stand-by	Up to 200 h (2G) / Up to 200 h (3G)	Up to 225 h (2G) / Up to 225 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)	Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 40 h	Up to 40 h

Misc
	Colors	Black, White	Black/Slate, White/Silver
	SAR	1.18 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)	1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)	0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 190 EUR	About 340 EUR

Tests	Performance		Basemark OS II: 589 / Basemark X: 2229
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1261:1 (nominal) / 2.269:1 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 65dB, noise 64dB, ring 74dB	Voice 66dB, noise 66dB, ring 67dB
	Audio quality	Noise -91.2dB / Crosstalk -93.0dB	Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB
	Battery life	45h endurance rating	51h endurance rating