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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1660, A1778
		CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (CDMA), A1453	CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1660
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (GSM), A1453	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1660, A1778
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1533 (CDMA), A1453	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1660
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1457, A1530
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25 - A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1660, A1778
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 - A1453
		1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A1457
		1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 39, 40 - A1530
	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 (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2013, September 10	2016, September 07
	Status	Available. Released 2013, September 20	Available. Released 2016, September 16

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)	138 g (4.87 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM
			IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Retina 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)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
			625 nits max brightness (advertised) Wide color gamut 3D Touch display & home button

Platform	OS	iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 12.4.6	iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 13.5
	Chipset	Apple A7 (28 nm)	Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
	CPU	Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)	Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
	GPU	PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)	PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)

Memory	Card slot	No	No
	Internal	16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM	32GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM, 256GB 2GB RAM
			NVMe

Main Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.5µm, AF	12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3", PDAF, OIS
	Features	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)	7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
	Features	face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular	Face detection, HDR, panorama
	Video	720p@30fps	1080p@30fps

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, dual-band, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP	4.2, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
	NFC		Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	2.0, proprietary reversible connector	2.0, proprietary reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
		Siri natural language commands and dictation	Siri natural language commands and dictation

Battery		Non-removable Li-Po 1560 mAh battery (5.92 Wh)	Non-removable Li-Ion 1960 mAh battery (7.45 Wh)
	Stand-by	Up to 250 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)	Up to 14 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 40 h	Up to 40 h

Misc
	Colors	Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold	Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
	SAR	1.12 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	1.00 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)	1.38 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)
	Models	A1453, A1457, A1518, A1528, A1530, A1533	A1660, A1778, A1779, A1780, A1853, A1866
	Price	About 330 EUR	$ 170.00 / £ 195.00 / € 194.00 / ₹ 29,499

Tests	Performance	Basemark X: 14341	Basemark OS II 2.0: 3416
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1219:1 (nominal) / 3.565:1 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1603:1 (nominal), 3.964 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 69dB	Voice 67dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -90.3dB	Noise -92.4dB / Crosstalk -80.9dB
	Battery life	54h endurance rating	61h endurance rating