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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1549 (GSM), A1549 (CDMA), A1586	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
		CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1549 (CDMA), A1586
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1549 (GSM), A1549 (CDMA), A1586	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1549 (CDMA), A1586
		TD-SCDMA - A1586
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29 - A1549 GSM, A1549 CDMA	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1586
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2014, September 09	2017, September 12
	Status	Available. Released 2014, September 19	Available. Released 2017, September 22

Body	Dimensions	138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 in)	138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
	Weight	129 g (4.55 oz)	148 g (5.22 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM
		Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)	IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display	Type	IPS LCD	Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
	Size	4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.8% screen-to-body ratio)	4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)	750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
	Protection	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
			Wide color gamut 3D Touch display & home button True-tone

Platform	OS	iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 12.4.6	iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 14
	Chipset	Apple A8 (20 nm)	Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
	CPU	Dual-core 1.4 GHz Typhoon (ARM v8-based)	Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
	GPU	PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics)	Apple GPU (three-core graphics)

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

Main Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.5µm, PDAF	12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
	Features	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
	Video	1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)	7 MP, f/2.2
	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/ac, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
	NFC	Yes (Apple Pay only)	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	Lightning, USB 2.0	Lightning, USB 2.0

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

Battery	Type	Li-Po 1810 mAh, non-removable (6.9 Wh)	Li-Ion 1821 mAh, non-removable (6.96 Wh)
	Charging		Fast charging 15W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery 2.0 Qi wireless charging
	Stand-by	Up to 250 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 14 h (3G)	Up to 14 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 50 h	Up to 40 h

Misc
	Colors	Space Gray, Silver, Gold	Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Red
	SAR	1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)	1.32 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.98 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)
	Models	A1549, A1586, A1589, A1522, A1524, A1593	A1863, A1905, A1906
	Price	About 100 EUR	$ 229.00 / € 259.97 / £ 231.00 / ₹ 38,999

Tests	Performance	Basemark X: 15841	AnTuTu: 237594 (v7) GeekBench: 10214 (v4.4) GFXBench: 20fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1213 (nominal), 3.838 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 72dB	Voice 71dB / Noise 77dB / Ring 80dB
	Audio quality	Noise -94dB / Crosstalk -73.4dB	Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -80.4dB
	Battery life	61h endurance rating	66h endurance rating