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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1662, A1723
		CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1532 (CDMA), A1456	CDMA 800 / 1900 - A1662, A1723
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1532 (GSM), A1532 (CDMA), A1456	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1662, A1723
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1507, A1529 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1533 (CDMA), A1453	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1662, A1723
			TD‑SCDMA - A1723
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900) - A1532 GSM, A1532 CDMA	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700) - A1662
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850) - A1456	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1723
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A1507
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - A1529
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2013, September	2016, March
	Status	Available. Released 2013, September	Available. Released 2016, March

Body	Dimensions	124.4 x 59.2 x 9 mm (4.90 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)	123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	132 g (4.66 oz)	113 g (3.99 oz)
	Build	Front glass, plastic 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 (~59.9% screen-to-body ratio)	4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)	640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes

Platform	OS	iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 10.3.3	iOS 9.3.2, upgradable to iOS 12.1
	Chipset	Apple A6 (32 nm)	Apple A9 (14 nm)
	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	8/16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM	16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF	12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.22µm, PDAF
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps

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

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 b/g/n, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	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
	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 1510 mAh battery (5.73 Wh)	Non-removable Li-Po 1624 mAh battery (6.21 Wh)
	Stand-by	Up to 250 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G)	Up to 240 h (2G) / Up to 240 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 10 h (3G)	Up to 14 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 40 h	Up to 50 h

Misc
	Colors	White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink	Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
	SAR	1.15 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)	1.17 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	1.00 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)	0.72 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 300 EUR	About 300 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 573 / Basemark X: 2225	Basemark OS II 2.0: 2163
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1233:1 (nominal) / 3.512:1 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 804:1 (nominal), 3.681 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB, noise 65dB, ring 66dB	Voice 66dB, noise 65dB, ring 69dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -80.3dB	Noise -93.0dB / Crosstalk -72.9dB
	Battery life	52h endurance rating	73h endurance rating