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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 - A2218
		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 - A2161, A2220
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA, LTE 1.6 Gbps DL, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2014, September 09. Released 2014, September 19	2019, September 10
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2019, September 20

Body	Dimensions	158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1 mm (6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 in)	158 x 77.8 x 8.1 mm (6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 in)
	Weight	172 g (6.07 oz)	226 g (7.97 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
		Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)	IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 4m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display	Type	IPS LCD	Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
	Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.8% screen-to-body ratio)	6.5 inches, 102.9 cm2 (~83.7% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)	1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
	Protection	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating	Scratch-resistant glass

Platform	OS	iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 12.5.6	iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 18.4
	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 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM
			NVMe

Main Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.5µm, PDAF, OIS	12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.0, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
	Features	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
	Video	1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.

Selfie Camera	Modules	1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)	12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
	Features	face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular	HDR
	Video	720p@30fps	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 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
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	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	Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
			Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Battery	Type	Li-Po 2915 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh)	Li-Ion 3969 mAh, non-removable (15.04 Wh)
	Charging		Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min Wireless (Qi)
	Stand-by	Up to 384 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 24 h (3G)

Misc
	Colors	Space Gray, Silver, Gold	Matte Space Gray, Matte Silver, Matte Gold, Matte Midnight Green
	SAR	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)	1.16 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.99 W/kg (head)     0.91 W/kg (body)	0.95 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)
	Models	A1522, A1524, iPhone7,1	A2218, A2161, A2220, iPhone12,5
	Price	About 420 EUR	$ 163.60 / C$ 388.74 / £ 198.99 / € 273.34

Tests	Performance		AnTuTu: 459713 (v7), 536883 (v8) GeekBench: 13870 (v4.4), 3503 (v5.1) GFXBench: 57fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1361 (nominal), 3.023 (sunlight)	820 nits max brightness (measured)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 67dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 66dB	-25.6 LUFS (Very good)
	Audio quality	Noise -94dB / Crosstalk -72dB	Noise -94.3dB / Crosstalk -81.5dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 79h	Endurance rating 102h