Launch

Announced

2015, September 09. Released 2015, September 25

Body

Dimensions

158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)

Weight

192 g (6.77 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 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

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

Protection

Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating

3D Touch display

Platform

OS

iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 15.7

Chipset

Apple A9 (14 nm)

CPU

Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister

GPU

PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)

Memory

Card slot

No

Internal

16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM

NVMe

Main Camera

Single

12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.22µm, PDAF, OIS

Features

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR

Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps

Selfie camera

Single

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

Features

Face detection, HDR, panorama

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

4.2, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

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-Ion 2750 mAh, non-removable (10.45 Wh)

Stand-by

Up to 384 h (3G)

Talk time

Up to 24 h (3G)

Tests

Performance

Basemark OS II 2.0: 2261

Display

Contrast ratio: 1382:1 (nominal), 3.530 (sunlight)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 64dB

Audio quality

Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -71.1dB

Battery life

Endurance rating 85h