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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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
		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 - A2221
		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 - A2111, A2223
	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 (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2015, September 09. Released 2015, September 25	2019, September 10
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2019, September 20

Body	Dimensions	138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)	150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm (5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
	Weight	143 g (5.04 oz)	194 g (6.84 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame (7000 series)
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
		Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display	Type	IPS LCD	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
	Size	4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio)	6.1 inches, 90.3 cm2 (~79.0% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)	828 x 1792 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
	Protection	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
		3D Touch	True-tone Wide color gamut

Platform	OS	iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 15.5	iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 15.5
	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 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
			NVMe

Main Camera	Modules	12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.22µm, PDAF	12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 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	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)	12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
	Features	Face detection, HDR, panorama	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	4.2, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS	Yes, with A-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-Ion 1715 mAh, non-removable (6.91 Wh)	Li-Ion 3110 mAh, non-removable (11.91 Wh)
	Charging		Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery 2.0 Qi wireless charging
	Stand-by	Up to 240 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 14 h (3G)

Misc
	Colors	Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold	Black, Green, Yellow, Purple, Red, White
	SAR	1.14 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)	1.09 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.87 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)	0.95 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)
	Models	A1633, A1688, A1691, A1700, iPhone8,1	A2221, A2111, A2223, iPhone12,1
	Price	About 230 EUR	$ 363.69 / £ 288.81 / € 519.00 / ₹ 45,900 / Rp 4,809,000

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 2195	AnTuTu: 419453 (v7) GeekBench: 13882 (v4.4) GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1481 (nominal), 3.783 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1505:1 (nominal)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 65dB	Voice 70dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 76dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.8dB / Crosstalk -73.2dB	Noise -94.2dB / Crosstalk -80.8dB
	Battery life	62h endurance rating	94h endurance rating