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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1661, A1784	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
		CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1661	CDMA 800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1661	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 - A1661, A1784	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - A2101
			1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - A1921, A2104
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2016, September 07. Released 2016, September 16	2018, September 12
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2018, September 21

Body	Dimensions	158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)	157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm (6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	188 g (6.63 oz)	208 g (7.34 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame
	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 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display	Type	Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)	Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM)
	Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)	6.5 inches, 102.9 cm2 (~84.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)	1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
	Protection	Ion-strengthened glass	Scratch-resistant glass
		3D Touch display & home button	3D Touch

Platform	OS	iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 15.7	iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 16.3
	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 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM
		NVMe	NVMe

Main Camera	Modules	12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3", PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", AF, 2x optical zoom	12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
	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	HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

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 2900 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh)	Li-Ion 3174 mAh, non-removable (12.08 Wh)
	Charging		15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised) Wireless (Qi)
	Stand-by	Up to 384 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 21 h (3G)

Misc
	Colors	Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red	Space Gray, Silver, Gold
	SAR	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)	1.16 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	1.24 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)	0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)
	Models	A1661, A1784, A1785, A1786, iPhone9,4	A1921, A2101, A2102, A2104, Phone11,6
	Price	About 320 EUR	About 570 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 3796	AnTuTu: 353210 (v7) GeekBench: 11432 (v4.4) GFXBench: 47fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1398:1 (nominal), 3.588 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.516 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 72dB	Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 84dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -80.5dB	Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -82.8dB
	Battery life	75h endurance rating	79h endurance rating