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

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

Body	Dimensions	157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm (6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 in)	158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
	Weight	208 g (7.34 oz)	188 g (6.63 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame	Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China	Nano-SIM
		IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)	IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

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

Platform	OS	iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 18	iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1
	Chipset	Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)	Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
	CPU	Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)	Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
	GPU	Apple GPU (4-core graphics)	PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)

Memory	Card slot	No	No
	Internal	64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM	32GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
		NVMe	NVMe

Main Camera	Modules	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	12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3.0", PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", AF, 2x optical zoom
	Features	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
	Video	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)	7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
	Features	HDR	Face detection, HDR
	Video	1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS	1080p@30fps

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	5.0, A2DP, LE	4.2, 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	Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3174 mAh, non-removable (12.08 Wh)	Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable (11.1 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	Space Gray, Silver, Gold	Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
	SAR	1.16 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)	1.24 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)
	Models	A1921, A2101, A2102, A2104, iPhone11,6	A1661, A1784, A1785, A1786, iPhone9,4, iPhone9,2
	Price	$ 223.99 / C$ 389.00 / £ 168.75 / € 249.00	About 320 EUR

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