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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
		CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
		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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Class 10
	EDGE	Yes	Class 10

Launch	Announced	2012, September	2010, June. Released 2010, June
	Status	Available. Released 2012, September	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)	115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm (4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
	Weight	112 g (3.95 oz)	137 g (4.83 oz)
	Build	Front glass, aluminum body	Front/back glass & aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Micro-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	4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)	3.5 inches, 36.5 cm2 (~54.0% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)	640 x 960 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~330 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating	Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating

Platform	OS	iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.3	iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 7.1.2
	Chipset	Apple A6	Apple A4
	CPU	Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)	1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
	GPU	PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)	PowerVR SGX535

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

Camera	Primary	8 MP (f/2.4, 33mm, 1/3.2", 1.4µm), autofocus, LED flash, check quality	5 MP (f/2.8, 1/3.2", 1.75µm), autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR (photo)	Geo-tagging, touch focus, HDR photo
	Video	1080p@30fps, check quality	720p@30fps, check quality
	Secondary	1.2 MP (f/2.4, 35mm), 720p@30fps, face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular	VGA, 480p@30fps, videocalling over Wi-Fi only

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

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE	2.1, A2DP
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	2.0, proprietary reversible connector	2.0

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/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player - MP4/H.264 player - Audio/video/photo editor - Document editor	- iCloud cloud service - MP3/WAV player - MP4/H.264 player - Document viewer

Battery		Non-removable Li-Po 1440 mAh battery (5.45 Wh)	Non-removable Li-Po 1420 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 225 h (2G) / Up to 225 h (3G)	Up to 300 h (2G) / Up to 300 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)	Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 40 h	Up to 40 h

Misc
	Colors	Black/Slate, White/Silver	Black, White
	SAR	1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)	1.17 W/kg (head)     1.11 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)	0.93 W/kg (head)     0.74 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 340 EUR	About 200 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 589 / Basemark X: 2229
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1242:1 (nominal) / 2.016:1 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB, noise 66dB, ring 67dB	Voice 65dB, noise 60dB, ring 66dB
	Audio quality	Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB	Noise -90.1dB / Crosstalk -89.6dB
	Battery life	51h endurance rating