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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)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
			- 3D Touch

Platform	OS	Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)	iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
	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	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
			- Siri natural language commands and dictation

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 2770 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 1715 mAh battery (6.91 Wh)
	Charging	Fast battery charging 5V/3A 18W USB Power Delivery
	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 290 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