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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	No cellular connectivity
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	N/A
		CDMA 800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
	4G Network	LTE
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	No
	EDGE	Yes	No

Launch	Announced	2013, October	2012, October. Released 2012, November
	Status	Available. Released November 2013	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 in)	241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm (9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
	Weight	469 g (Wi-Fi) / 478 g (3G/LTE) (1.03 lb)	652 g (1.44 lb)
	SIM	Nano-SIM	No

Display	Type	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio)	9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~65.1% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)	1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Platform	OS	iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 12.1	iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3
	Chipset	Apple A7 (28 nm)	Apple A6X (32 nm)
	CPU	Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)	Dual-core 1.4 GHz
	GPU	PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)	PowerVR SGX554MP4 (quad-core graphics)

Memory	Card slot	No	No
	Internal	16/32/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3	16/32/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), AF	5 MP, AF
	Features	HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	1.2 MP	1.2 MP
	Features	face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular	Face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi
	Video	720p@30fps	720p@30fps

Sound	Alert types	N/A	N/A
	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		- 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 a/b/g/n, dual-band
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR	4.0, A2DP
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)	No
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	2.0, proprietary reversible connector	2.0, proprietary reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, compass	Accelerometer, gyro, compass
	Messaging	iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM	iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM
	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 8600 mAh battery (32.4 Wh)	Non-removable Li-Po 11560 mAh battery (42.5 Wh)
	Stand-by		Up to 720 h
	Talk time	Up to 10 h (multimedia)	Up to 10 h

Misc
	Colors	Space Gray, Silver	Black, White
	SAR	1.18 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.99 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 350 EUR	About 350 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 1128 / Basemark X: 13597
	Display	Contrast ratio: 968:1 (nominal) / 2.504:1 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 67dB, noise 65dB, ring 76dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -89.9dB