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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, 30 - A1633	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1634
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2015, September 09. Released 2015, September 25	2018, September 12. Released 2018, October 26
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)	150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm (5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
	Weight	192 g (6.77 oz)	194 g (6.84 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame (7000 series)
	SIM	Nano-SIM	· Nano-SIM + eSIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
		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	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (HBM)
	Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)	6.1 inches, 90.3 cm2 (~79.0% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)	828 x 1792 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
	Protection	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating	Scratch-resistant glass
		3D Touch display

Platform	OS	iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 15.8.5	iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 18.7
	Chipset	Apple A9 (14/16 nm - maker dependant)	Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
	CPU	Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister	Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
	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	NVMe

Main Camera	Modules	12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, PDAF, OIS	12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, PDAF, OIS
	Features	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR	Quad-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)	7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
	Features	Face detection, HDR, panorama	HDR
	Video	720p@30fps	1080p@60fps

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, dual-band, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS	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

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2750 mAh, non-removable (10.45 Wh)	Li-Ion 2942 mAh, non-removable (11.16 Wh)
	Charging		15W 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, Rose Gold	Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White
	SAR	1.12 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)	1.13 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.93 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)	0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)
	Models	A1634, A1687, A1690, A1699, iPhone8,2	A2105, A1984, A2107, A2108, A2106, iPhone11,8
	Price	About 240 EUR	About 150 EUR

Our Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 2261	AnTuTu: 341196 (v7), 422465 (v8) GeekBench: 11437 (v4.4), 2690 (v5.1) GFXBench: 58fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1382:1 (nominal), 3.530 (sunlight)
	Loudspeaker	Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 64dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -71.1dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 85h	Endurance rating 78h