Product Description


Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1522 (GSM), A1522 (CDMA), A1524
  CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1522 (CDMA), A1524
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1522 (GSM), A1522 (CDMA), A1524
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1522 (CDMA), A1524
  TD-SCDMA - A1524
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29 - A1522 GSM, A1522 CDMA
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1524
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch Announced 2014, September 09. Released 2014, September 19
Status Discontinued
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)
Misc Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Models A1522, A1524, iPhone7,1
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.91 W/kg (body)    
Price About 420 EUR
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