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Launch
Version September 2024 May 2024
Network
Technology 5G 5G
Body
Dimensions 160.9 x 77.8 x 7.8 mm (6.33 x 3.06 x 0.31 in) 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 617 g (Wi-Fi) / 618 g (5G)
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM (International) --- Dual eSIM with multiple numbers (USA) eSIM
Design Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Others IP68 dust/water resistant, Apple Pay Stylus support
Display
Type Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision Liquid Retina IPS LCD
Size 6.7 inches. 13.0 inches
Resolution 1290 x 2796 pixels 2048 x 2732 pixels
Protection Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen) Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Various
Platform
Operating System iOS 18, upgradable to iOS 18.1 iPadOS 17.5.1, upgradable to iPadOS 18.3
Chipset Apple A18 (3 nm) Apple M2
CPU Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.20 GHz) Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Apple GPU (9-core graphics)
Memory
Card Slot No No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM
Camera
Primary 48 MP (f/1.6) (Optical Image Stabilization) + 12 MP (120°) 12 MP
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR HDR
Video 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps
Selfie 12 MP + SL 3D (4K@60fps) (1080p@120fps) 12 MP (122°) (1080p@60fps)
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack No No
Extra
Comms
Wifi a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
GPS Yes Yes
NFC Yes No
Infrared
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
Features
Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Miscellaneous Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip), Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Battery
Battery type 4674 mAh 9705 mAh
Charging Wired, 25W wireless (MagSafe), 15W wireless (Qi2), 4.5W reverse wired
Misc
Colors Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Models A3290, A3082, A3289, A3291, iPhone17,4 A2898, A2899, A2900, iPad14,10, iPad14,11
Inside the box Documents, USB C to C cable, Power adapter
Price 1100 USD 900 USD