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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1660, A1778	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
		CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1660	CDMA 800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1660, A1778	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1660	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1660, A1778	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
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2016, September 07. Released 2016, September 16	2018, September 12
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2018, October 26

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	138 g (4.87 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 and eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
		IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)	IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display	Type	Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (HBM)
	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	Scratch-resistant glass
		3D Touch display & home button

Platform	OS	iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1	iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 17.6.1, planned upgrade to iOS 18
	Chipset	Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)	Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
	GPU	PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)	Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

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

Main Camera	Modules	12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3.0", PDAF, OIS	12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, PDAF, OIS
	Features	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.

Selfie Camera	Modules	7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)	7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
	Features	Face detection, HDR, panorama	HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@60fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	No	No

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	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 1960 mAh, non-removable (7.45 Wh)	Li-Ion 2942 mAh, non-removable (11.16 Wh)
	Charging		15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised) Wireless (Qi)
	Talk time	Up to 14 h (3G)

Misc
	Colors	Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red	Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White
	SAR	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)	1.13 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	1.38 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)	0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)
	Models	A1660, A1778, A1779, A1780, A1853, A1866, iPhone9,1, iPhone9,3	A2105, A1984, A2107, A2108, A2106, iPhone11,8
	Price	About 180 EUR	$ 169.95 / C$ 264.99 / £ 139.50 / € 169.00

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 3416	AnTuTu: 341196 (v7), 422465 (v8) GeekBench: 11437 (v4.4), 2690 (v5.1) GFXBench: 58fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1603:1 (nominal), 3.964 (sunlight)
	Loudspeaker	Voice 67dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -92.4dB / Crosstalk -80.9dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 61h	Endurance rating 78h