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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 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
	4G Network	LTE band 4(1700/2100), 17(700) - GSM A1428	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1688
		LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1687
		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-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2012, September	2015, September
	Status	Available. Released 2012, September	Available. Released 2015, September

Body	Dimensions	123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)	138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
	Weight	112 g (3.95 oz)	143 g (5.04 oz)
	Build	Front glass, aluminum body	Front glass, aluminum body
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM
			- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

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)	4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.6% 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)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
			- 3D Touch display

Platform	OS	iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.3	iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 11.4
	Chipset	Apple A6	Apple A9
	CPU	Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)	Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
	GPU	PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)	PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)

Memory	Card slot	No	No
	Internal	16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR2	16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	8 MP (f/2.4, 33mm, 1/3.2", 1.4µm), autofocus, LED flash, check quality	12 MP (f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3", 1.22µm), phase detection autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash, check quality
	Features	Touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR (photo)	Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
	Video	1080p@30fps, check quality	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps, check quality
	Secondary	1.2 MP (f/2.4, 35mm), 720p@30fps, face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular	5 MP (f/2.2, 31mm), 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama

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	- 16-bit/44.1kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
	NFC		Yes (Apple Pay only)
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	2.0, proprietary reversible connector	2.0, proprietary reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	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	- 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 1440 mAh battery (5.45 Wh)	Non-removable Li-Ion 1715 mAh battery (6.91 Wh)
	Stand-by	Up to 225 h (2G) / Up to 225 h (3G)	Up to 240 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)	Up to 14 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 40 h	Up to 50 h

Misc
	Colors	Black/Slate, White/Silver	Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
	SAR	1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)	1.14 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)	0.87 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 340 EUR	About 500 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 589 / Basemark X: 2229	Basemark OS II 2.0: 2195
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1481 (nominal), 3.783 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB, noise 66dB, ring 67dB	Voice 66dB, noise 64dB, ring 65dB
	Audio quality	Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB	Noise -93.8dB / Crosstalk -73.2dB
	Battery life	51h endurance rating	62h endurance rating