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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428
			CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428
		HSDPA 900 / 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	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
	GPRS	Class 12	Yes
	EDGE	Class 12	Yes

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

Body	Dimensions	133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm (5.27 x 2.70 x 0.36 in)	123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	139 g (4.90 oz)	112 g (3.95 oz)
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Nano-SIM

Display	Type	True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	4.7 inches, 62.9 cm2 (~68.3% screen-to-body ratio)	4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	768 x 1280 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~318 ppi density)	640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 2	Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating

Platform	OS	Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)	iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.3
	Chipset	Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro	Apple A6
	CPU	Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait	Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)
	GPU	Adreno 320	PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)

Memory	Card slot	No	No
	Internal	8/16 GB, 2 GB RAM	16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR2

Camera	Primary	8 MP, autofocus, LED flash, check quality	8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	1/4" sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, photo sphere	1/3.2" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR (photo)
	Video	1080p@30fps, check quality	1080p@30fps, check quality
	Secondary	1.3 MP	1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV 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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP	4.0, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort)	2.0, proprietary reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM	iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5 (Safari)
	Java	No	No
		- Qi wireless charging - MP4/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - Photo/video 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 2100 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Po 1440 mAh battery (5.45 Wh)
	Stand-by	Up to 390 h (3G)	Up to 225 h (2G) / Up to 225 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 15 h (3G)	Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
	Music play		Up to 40 h

Misc
	Colors	Black, White	Black/Slate, White/Silver
	SAR	0.55 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)	1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.41 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)	0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 250 EUR	About 340 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 786 / Basemark X: 6639	Basemark OS II: 589 / Basemark X: 2229
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1341 (nominal) / 1.926:1 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 71dB, noise 66dB, ring 78dB	Voice 66dB, noise 66dB, ring 67dB
	Audio quality	Noise -82.3dB / Crosstalk -82.0dB	Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB
	Battery life	32h endurance rating	51h endurance rating