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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	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), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
	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) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

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

Body	Dimensions	138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)	143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	148 g (5.22 oz)	174 g (6.14 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass, aluminum frame	Front/back glass, stainless steel frame
	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	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio)	5.8 inches, 84.4 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)	1125 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
		- Wide color gamut display - 3D Touch display & home button - True-tone display	- Dolby Vision/HDR10 compliant - Wide color gamut display - 3D Touch display - True-tone display - 120 Hz touch-sensing

Platform	OS	iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 12	iOS 11.1.1, upgradable to iOS 12
	Chipset	Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)	Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
	CPU	Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)	Hexa-core 2.39 GHz (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
	GPU	Apple GPU (three-core graphics)	Apple GPU (three-core graphics)

Memory	Card slot	No	No
	Internal	64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM	64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), OIS, PDAF	12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, OIS, PDAF 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
	Features	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama), panorama, HDR
	Video	2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps	2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	7 MP, f/2.2	7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
	Features	Face detection, HDR, panorama	HDR
	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	5.0, 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	Face ID, 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	- 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

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 1821 mAh battery (6.96 Wh)	Non-removable Li-Ion 2716 mAh battery (10.35 Wh)
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 14 h (3G)	Up to 21 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 40 h	Up to 60 h

Misc
	Colors	Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Red	Space Gray, Silver
	SAR	1.32 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)	1.09 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 700 EUR	About 1000 EUR

Tests	Display	Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinity (nominal), 5.013 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 71dB, noise 77dB, ring 80dB	Voice 68dB, noise 74dB, ring 76dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -80.4dB	Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -82.8dB
	Battery life	66h endurance rating	74h endurance rating