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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Asus
Announced September 2014 October 2020 2021, May 12
Status Available - September 2014 Coming Soon - October 2020 Available. Released 2021, May 13
Price - Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold Black, White, Red, Green, Blue Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.5 x 67 x 7.1 mm
(5.41 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
148 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - all models 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, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2176 LTE
5G Network - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176 SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features 500 dpi Pixel Density Fingerprint Sensor (Touch ID)
Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 8, Upgradable to iOS 10 iOS 14 Android 11
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A8 Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
GPU PowerVR GX6450 Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 660
RAM 1 GB N/A 16 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 256 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen Super Retina XDR OLED screen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
HDR10
625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
Wide color gamut
True-tone
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1100 nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 6.1 inches 5.9 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (446 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.93% 87.25% 82.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP + 12 MP 64 MP + 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED Flash Quad-LED dual tone Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, 1.5µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, panorama, HDR 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
HDR (photo/panorama)
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 112˚, 14mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR
Front Camera 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA)
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser HTML (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 256 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi fast wireless charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 30W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Reverse charging
Capacity 1810 mAh - 4000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 17 h (multimedia) -
Talk Time Up to 14 h - -