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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
		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 - A2104
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 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

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

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 (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China	Nano-SIM
		IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m 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	Super Retina OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Retina IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	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, oleophobic coating	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
		625 nits max brightness (advertised) Dolby Vision HDR10 Wide color gamut 3D Touch True-tone 120Hz touch-sensing	625 nits max brightness (advertised) Wide color gamut 3D Touch display & home button

Platform	OS	iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 13.5	iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 13.5
	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", 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
	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	Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
		Siri natural language commands and dictation	Siri natural language commands and dictation

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 3174 mAh battery (12.08 Wh)	Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery (11.1 Wh)
	Charging	Fast charging 15W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery 2.0 Qi wireless charging
	Stand-by		Up to 384 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 16 h (multimedia)	Up to 21 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 65 h	Up to 60 h

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	A1661, A1784, A1785, A1786
	Price	$ 560.96 / £ 555.00 / ₹ 68,900	$ 279.20 / £ 263.95 / € 289.99 / ₹ 36,999

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 life	79h endurance rating	75h endurance rating