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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
			CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
	3G Network	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
			CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1688
			LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1687
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2016, October	2015, September
	Status	Available. Released 2016, October	Available. Released 2015, September

Body	Dimensions	143.8 x 69.5 x 8.5 mm (5.66 x 2.74 x 0.33 in)	138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
	Weight	143 g (5.04 oz)	143 g (5.04 oz)
	Build	Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back	Front glass, aluminum body
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM
		- Splash and dust resistant	- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display	Type	AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~69.0% screen-to-body ratio)	4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)	750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
			- 3D Touch display

Platform	OS	Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)	iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 12
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)	Apple A9 (14 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)	Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
	GPU	Adreno 530	PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)

Memory	Card slot	No	No
	Internal	32/128 GB, 4 GB RAM	16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3", 1.55µm, PDAF & laser AF	12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.22µm, PDAF
	Features	Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@240fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2", 1.4µm	5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
	Features		Face detection, HDR, panorama
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, proprietary ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- 16-bit/44.1kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX	4.2, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
	NFC	Yes	Yes (Apple Pay only)
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	2.0, proprietary reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	iMessage, SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5 (Safari)
	Java	No	No
		- Fast battery charging - MP4/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - Photo/video editor - Document editor	- Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player - MP4/H.264 player - Audio/video/photo editor - Document editor

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 2770 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 1715 mAh battery (6.91 Wh)
	Stand-by	Up to 456 h (3G)	Up to 240 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 26 h (3G)	Up to 14 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 110 h	Up to 50 h

Misc
	Colors	Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue	Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
	SAR	0.92 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)	1.14 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.33 W/kg (head)     0.61 W/kg (body)	0.87 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 550 EUR	About 500 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 2901 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 2461 Basemark X: 33023	Basemark OS II 2.0: 2195
	Display	Contrast ratio: ∞	Contrast ratio: 1481 (nominal), 3.783 (sunlight)
	Loudspeaker	Voice 74dB, noise 68dB, ring 78dB	Voice 66dB, noise 64dB, ring 65dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.0dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB	Noise -93.8dB / Crosstalk -73.2dB
	Battery life	64h endurance rating	62h endurance rating