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Launch
Release Date
Oct, 2013 Sep, 2014
Status
Discontinued Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
IOS iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 12.4 IOS 8 up to 12.4.6
UI
NA NA
Dimensions
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 in) 138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 in)
Weight
469 g (Wi-Fi) / 478 g (3G/LTE) (1.03 lb) 129 g
Body
NA Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
Color Options
Space Gray, Silver Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Display Specifications
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors IPS LCD
Size
9.7 inches
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4.7 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density) High Definition (HD) - 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Features
NA NA
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po ,8600 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po, 1810 mAh (6.9 Wh)
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Charging
NA NA
Processing Power
CPU
Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based) Dual-core 1.4 GHz Typhoon (ARM v8-based)
Chipset
Apple A7 (28 nm) Apple A8 (20 nm)
GPU
PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics)
Memory & Storage
Ram
1 GB RAM DDR3 1GB RAM
Storage Memory
16/32/64/128 GB 16/32/128GB Built-in
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
5 MP, autofocus, LED flash 8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.5µm, PDAF
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps

Face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Vi eo 720p@30fps Show more

Front
Single 1.2 MP Features face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular Video 720p@30fps 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Nano-SIM Single Nano-SIM
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1549 (GSM)
A1549 (CDMA)
SIM 2: NO
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1549 (GSM), A1549 (CDMA), A1586
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1549 (CDMA), A1586
TD-SCDMA - A1586
4G Bands
LTE... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
5G Bands
NO NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0 with A2DP 4.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
USB
2.0, proprietary reversible connector Lightning, USB 2.0
NFC
No Yes (Apple Pay only)
Additional Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, compass Siri natural language commands and dictation Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation
Extra
Document viewer, Photo/video editor NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 476 USD $437
Resale Value
Extreme Extreme
Comparison Result
Score
5 Point(s) 6 Point(s)
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