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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
		CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100	CDMA 800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29 - A1688	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, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1687	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 (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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	2015, September 09. Released 2015, September 25	2020, April 15
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2020, April 24

Body	Dimensions	138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)	138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
	Weight	143 g (5.04 oz)	148 g (5.22 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM and eSIM
		Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)	IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display	Type	IPS LCD, 500 nits	Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
	Size	4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.6% 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
		3D Touch

Platform	OS	iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 15.7	iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 17.1.1
	Chipset	Apple A9 (14 nm)	Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+)
	CPU	Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister	Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder)
	GPU	PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)	Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Memory	Card slot	No	No
	Internal	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM	64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
			NVMe

Main Camera	Modules	12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.22µm, PDAF	12 MP, f/1.8 (wide), PDAF, OIS
	Features	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)	7 MP, f/2.2
	Features	Face detection, HDR, panorama	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	4.2, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS	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-Ion 1715 mAh, non-removable (6.91 Wh)	Li-Ion 1821 mAh, non-removable (6.91 Wh)
	Charging		18W wired, 50% in 30 min (advertised) 7.5W wireless (Qi)
	Stand-by	Up to 240 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 14 h (3G)

Misc
	Colors	Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold	Black, White, Red
	SAR	1.14 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)	1.17 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.87 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)	0.98 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)
	Models	A1633, A1688, A1691, A1700, iPhone8,1	A2275, A2296, A2298, iPhone12,8
	Price	About 230 EUR	$ 149.99 / C$ 208.99 / £ 135.00 / € 168.99

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 2195	AnTuTu: 462253 (v8) GeekBench: 3237 (v5.1)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1481 (nominal), 3.783 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1544:1 (nominal)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 65dB	-24.1 LUFS (Very good)
	Audio quality	Noise -93.8dB / Crosstalk -73.2dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 62h	Endurance rating 59h