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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
		CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429	CDMA 800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
	4G bands	4, 17 - GSM A1428	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2296
		LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2275, A2298
		LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2012, September 12. Released 2012, September 21	2020, April 15
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2020, April 24

Body	Dimensions	123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)	138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
	Weight	112 g (3.95 oz)	148 g (5.22 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + eSIM
			IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display	Type	IPS LCD	Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
	Size	4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)	4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)	750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating	Ion-strengthened glass

Platform	OS	iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.4	iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 18.3.2
	Chipset	Apple A6 (32 nm)	Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+)
	CPU	Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)	Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder)
	GPU	PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)	Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Memory	Card slot	No	No
	Internal	16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM	64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
			NVMe

Main Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF	12 MP, f/1.8 (wide), PDAF, OIS
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
	Video	1080p@30fps	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.

Selfie Camera	Modules	1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard)	7 MP, f/2.2
	Features	face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular	HDR
	Video	720p@30fps	1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes	No
		16-bit/44.1kHz audio

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS
	NFC		Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	Lightning, USB 2.0	Lightning, USB 2.0

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer

Battery	Type	Li-Po 1440 mAh, non-removable (5.45 Wh)	Li-Ion 1821 mAh (6.91 Wh)
	Charging		18W wired, 50% in 30 min 7.5W wireless (Qi)
	Stand-by	Up to 225 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 8 h (3G)

Misc
	Colors	Black/Slate, White/Silver	Black, White, Red
	SAR	1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)	1.17 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)	0.98 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)
	Models	A1428, A1429, A1442, iPhone5,1, iPhone5,2	A2275, A2296, A2298, iPhone12,8
	Price	About 340 EUR	$ 109.00 / C$ 174.62 / £ 93.82 / € 132.01

Tests	Performance	Basemark X: 2229	AnTuTu: 462253 (v8) GeekBench: 3237 (v5.1)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)	1544:1 contrast ratio, 670 nits max brightness (measured)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB	-24.1 LUFS (Very good)
	Audio quality	Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 51h	Endurance rating 59h