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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 - all models
		CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1522 (CDMA), A1524	CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (CDMA), A1453
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1522 (GSM), A1522 (CDMA), A1524	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (GSM), A1453
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1522 (CDMA), A1524	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1533 (CDMA), A1453
		TD-SCDMA - A1524	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1457, A1530
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1522 GSM, A1522 CDMA	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) - A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1524	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) - A1453
			LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A1457
			LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - A1530
	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 Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2014, September	2013, September
	Status	Available. Released 2014, September	Available. Released 2013, September

Body	Dimensions	158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1 mm (6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 in)	123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	172 g (6.07 oz)	112 g (3.95 oz)
	Build	Front glass, aluminum 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	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.8% screen-to-body ratio)	4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)	640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating	Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating

Platform	OS	iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 11.3	iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 11.3
	Chipset	Apple A8	Apple A7
	CPU	Dual-core 1.4 GHz Typhoon (ARM v8-based)	Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)
	GPU	PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics)	PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)

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

Camera	Primary	8 MP (f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3", 1.5µm), phase detection autofocus, OIS, dual-LED dual-tone flash, check quality	8 MP (f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3", 1.5µm), autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash, check quality
	Features	Touch focus, geo-tagging, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)	Touch focus, geo-tagging, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
	Video	1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, check quality	1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, check quality
	Secondary	1.2 MP (f/2.2, 31mm), 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular	1.2 MP (f/2.4, 31mm), 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular

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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE	4.0, A2DP
	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	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	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 2915 mAh battery (11.1 Wh)	Non-removable Li-Po 1560 mAh battery (5.92 Wh)
	Stand-by	Up to 384 h (3G)	Up to 250 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 24 h (3G)	Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 80 h	Up to 40 h

Misc
	Colors	Space Gray, Silver, Gold	Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold
	SAR	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)	1.12 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.99 W/kg (head)     0.91 W/kg (body)	1.00 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 420 EUR	About 330 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 1222	Basemark OS II: 1077 / Basemark X: 14341
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1361 (nominal), 3.023 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1219:1 (nominal) / 3.565:1 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 67dB, noise 65dB, ring 66dB	Voice 68dB, noise 66dB, ring 69dB
	Audio quality	Noise -94dB / Crosstalk -72dB	Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -90.3dB
	Battery life	79h endurance rating	54h endurance rating