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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1522 (GSM), A1522 (CDMA), A1524	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
		CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1522 (CDMA), A1524	CDMA 800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1522 (GSM), A1522 (CDMA), A1524	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1522 (CDMA), A1524	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
		TD-SCDMA - A1524
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29 - A1522 GSM, A1522 CDMA	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2296
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1524	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2275, A2298
	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 (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2014, September 09. Released 2014, September 19	2020, April 15
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2020, April 24

Body	Dimensions	158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1 mm (6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 in)	138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
	Weight	172 g (6.07 oz)	148 g (5.22 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
		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	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.8% screen-to-body ratio)	4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 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 True-tone

Platform	OS	iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 12.5.5	iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 15.4.1
	Chipset	Apple A8 (20 nm)	Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+)
	CPU	Dual-core 1.4 GHz Typhoon (ARM v8-based)	Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder)
	GPU	PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics)	Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Memory	Card slot	No	No
	Internal	16GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM	64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
			NVMe

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

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	HDR
	Video	720p@30fps	1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS

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/6, dual-band, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	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, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer

Battery	Type	Li-Po 2915 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh)	Li-Ion 1821 mAh, non-removable (6.91 Wh)
	Charging		Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) Qi wireless charging 7.5W
	Stand-by	Up to 384 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 24 h (3G)

Misc
	Colors	Space Gray, Silver, Gold	Black, White, Red
	SAR	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)	1.17 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.99 W/kg (head)     0.91 W/kg (body)	0.98 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)
	Models	A1522, A1524, iPhone7,1	A2275, A2296, A2298, iPhone12,8
	Price	About 420 EUR	$ 219.99 / £ 279.99 / € 240.00

Tests	Performance		AnTuTu: 462253 (v8) GeekBench: 3237 (v5.1)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1361 (nominal), 3.023 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1544:1 (nominal)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 67dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 66dB	-24.1 LUFS (Very good)
	Audio quality	Noise -94dB / Crosstalk -72dB
	Battery life	79h endurance rating	59h endurance rating