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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1459/ A1460
		CDMA 800 / 1900	CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1460
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1459/ A1460
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1460
	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), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1567	LTE band 4(1700/2100), 17(700) - A1459
			LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1460
	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, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2014, October	2012, October. Released 2012, November
	Status	Available. Released 2014, October	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)	241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm (9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
	Weight	437 g (Wi-Fi) / 444 g (3G/LTE) (15.41 oz)	662 g (1.46 lb)
	SIM	Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)	Micro-SIM

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 8.1, upgradable to iOS 12.1	iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3
	Chipset	Apple A8X (20 nm)	Apple A6X (32 nm)
	CPU	Triple-core 1.5 GHz Typhoon	Dual-core 1.4 GHz
	GPU	PowerVR GXA6850 (octa-core graphics)	PowerVR SGX554MP4 (quad-core graphics)

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

Main Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF	5 MP, AF
	Features	HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)	1.2 MP
	Features	face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular	face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
	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

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, EDR	4.0, A2DP
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	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, compass, barometer	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 7340 mAh battery (27.62 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 9 h

Misc
	Colors	Space Gray, Silver, Gold	Black, White
	Price	About 440 EUR	About 500 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 1937 / Basemark X: 29753
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1048 (nominal)	Contrast ratio: 762:1 (nominal)
	Loudspeaker	Voice 75dB, noise 70dB, ring 78dB	Voice 67dB, noise 66dB, ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -83.9dB	Noise -85.7dB / Crosstalk -85.2dB