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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 - A1660, A1778
			CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1660
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1660, A1778
			CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1660
	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), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)	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), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1660, A1778
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2017, September	2016, September
	Status	Available. Released 2017, September	Available. Released 2016, September

Body	Dimensions	138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)	138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
	Weight	148 g (5.22 oz)	138 g (4.87 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass, aluminum frame	Front glass, aluminum body
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM
		- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)	- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display	Type	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio)	4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)	750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
		- Wide color gamut display - 3D Touch display & home button - True-tone display	- Wide color gamut display - 3D Touch display & home button

Platform	OS	iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 12	iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 12
	Chipset	Apple A11 Bionic	Apple A10 Fusion
	CPU	Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)	Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
	GPU	Apple GPU (three-core graphics)	PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)

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

Main Camera	Modules	12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, OIS, PDAF	12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, 1/3", OIS, PDAF
	Features	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
	Video	2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	7 MP, f/2.2	7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm
	Features	Face detection, HDR, panorama	Face detection, HDR, panorama
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, proprietary ringtones	Vibration, proprietary ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	No	No
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

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	5.0, A2DP, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	No
	USB	2.0, proprietary reversible connector	2.0, proprietary reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	Messaging	iMessage, SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email	iMessage, SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5 (Safari)	HTML5 (Safari)
	Java	No	No
		- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min - Qi wireless charging - Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player - MP4/H.265 player - Audio/video/photo 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 1821 mAh battery (6.96 Wh)	Non-removable Li-Ion 1960 mAh battery (7.45 Wh)
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 14 h (3G)	Up to 14 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 40 h	Up to 40 h

Misc
	Colors	Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Red	Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
	SAR	1.32 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)	1.38 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 700 EUR	About 550 EUR

Tests	Display	Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1603:1 (nominal), 3.964 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 71dB, noise 77dB, ring 80dB	Voice 67dB, noise 73dB, ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -80.4dB	Noise -92.4dB / Crosstalk -80.9dB
	Battery life	66h endurance rating	61h endurance rating