Launch

Announced

2014, September 09. Released 2014, September 19

Body

Dimensions

158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1 mm (6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 in)

Weight

172 g (6.07 oz)

Build

Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame

SIM

Nano-SIM

Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display

Type

IPS LCD

Size

5.5 inches, 83.4 cm² (~67.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)

Protection

Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating

Platform

OS

iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 12.5.6

Chipset

Apple A8 (20 nm)

CPU

Dual-core 1.4 GHz Typhoon (ARM v8-based)

GPU

PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics)

Memory

Card slot

No

Internal

16GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM

Main Camera

Single

8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.5µm, PDAF, OIS

Features

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR

Video

1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps

Selfie camera

Single

1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)

Features

face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular

Video

720p@30fps

Sound

Loudspeaker

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

16-bit/44.1kHz audio

Comms

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot

Bluetooth

4.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS

NFC

Yes (Apple Pay only)

Radio

No

USB

Lightning, USB 2.0

Features

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Battery

Type

Li-Po 2915 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh)

Stand-by

Up to 384 h (3G)

Talk time

Up to 24 h (3G)

Tests

Display

Contrast ratio: 1361 (nominal), 3.023 (sunlight)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

Voice 67dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 66dB

Audio quality

Noise -94dB / Crosstalk -72dB

Battery life

Endurance rating 79h

Network