IPhone

The iPhone is a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. that use Apple’s iOS mobile operating system. The first-generation iPhone was announced by then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007. Since then, Apple has annually released new iPhone models and iOS updates. As of November 1, 2018, more than 2.2 billion iPhones had been sold.

iPhone
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The front face of an iPhone 13 Pro in Sierra Blue
Developer
Apple Inc.
Manufacturer
Foxconn, Pegatron, Wistron
(contract manufacturers)
Type
Smartphone
Release date
June 29, 2007
iPhone (1st Generation): June 29, 2007
3G: July 11, 2008
3GS: June 19, 2009
4: June 24, 2010
4S: October 14, 2011
5: September 21, 2012
5C, 5S: September 20, 2013
6 / 6 Plus: September 19, 2014
6S / 6S Plus: September 25, 2015
SE (1st): March 31, 2016
7 / 7 Plus: September 16, 2016
8 / 8 Plus: September 22, 2017
X: November 3, 2017
XS / XS Max: September 21, 2018
XR: October 26, 2018
11 / 11 Pro / 11 Pro Max: September 20, 2019
SE (2nd): April 24, 2020
12 and 12 Pro: October 23, 2020
12 Mini and 12 Pro Max: November 13, 2020
13 and 13 Pro: September 24, 2021
13 Mini and 13 Pro Max: September 24, 2021
Units sold
2.2 Billion (as of November 1, 2018)[14]
Operating system
iOS
System on a chip
Chips used
1st gen and 3G: S5L8900
3GS: S5PC100
4: Apple A4
4S: Apple A5
5 / 5C: Apple A6
5S: Apple A7
6 / 6 Plus: Apple A8
6S / 6S Plus and SE (1st): Apple A9
7 / 7 Plus: Apple A10 Fusion
8 / 8 Plus / X: Apple A11 Bionic
XR / XS / XS Max: Apple A12 Bionic
11 / 11 Pro / 11 Pro Max and SE (2nd): Apple A13 Bionic
12 / 12 mini / 12 Pro / 12 Pro Max: Apple A14 Bionic
13 / 13 mini / 13 Pro / 13 Pro Max: Apple A15 Bionic
CPU
CPU
1st gen and 3G: Samsung 32-bit RISC ARM 1176JZ(F)-S v1.0[1]
3GS: 600 MHz ARM Cortex-A8[2]
4: 800 MHz ARM Cortex-A8[3]
4S: 800 MHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9[4]
5 / 5C: 1.3 GHz dual-core Apple A6
5S: 1.3 GHz 64-bit dual-core Apple A7
6 / 6 Plus: 1.4 GHz 64-bit dual-core Apple A8
6S / 6S Plus and SE (1st): 1.85 GHz 64-bit dual-core Apple A9
7 / 7 Plus: 2.34 GHz 64-bit quad-core Apple A10 Fusion (2× Hurricane + 2× Zephyr)[5]
8 / 8 Plus / X: 2.39 GHz 64-bit hexa-core Apple A11 Bionic (2× Monsoon + 4× Mistral)
XR / XS / XS Max: 2.49 64-bit hexa-core Apple A12 Bionic
11 / 11 Pro / 11 Pro Max and SE (2nd): 2.65 64-bit hexa-core Apple A13 Bionic
12 Mini / 12 / 12 Pro / 12 Pro Max: 3.10 64-bit hexa-core Apple A14 Bionic
13 Mini / 13 / 13 Pro / 13 Pro Max: 3.23 64-bit hexa-core Apple A15 Bionic
Memory
Memory
1st gen and 3G: 128 MB LPDDR RAM (137 MHz)
3GS: 256 MB LPDDR RAM (200 MHz)
4: 512 MB LPDDR2 RAM (200 MHz)
4S: 512 MB LPDDR2 RAM
5 / 5C: 1 GB LPDDR2 RAM
5S and 6 / 6 Plus: 1 GB LPDDR3 RAM
6S / 6S Plus, SE (1st) and 7: 2 GB LPDDR4 RAM
8: 2 GB LPDDR4X RAM
7 Plus: 3 GB LPDDR4 RAM
8 Plus, X, XR and SE (2nd): 3 GB LPDDR4X RAM
XS / XS Max, 11, 11 Pro / 11 Pro Max and 12 Mini / 12: 4 GB LPDDR4X RAM
12 Pro / 12 Pro Max and 13 Mini / 13: 6 GB LPDDR4X RAM
13 Pro / 13 Pro Max 8 GB LPDDR5 RAM
Storage
4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512GB or 1TB[a] flash memory[6]
Display
Display
1st gen and 3G:
3.5 in (89 mm)
3:2 aspect ratio, scratch-resistant[7] glossy glass covered screen, 262,144-color (18-bit) TN LCD, 480 × 320 px (HVGA) at 163 ppi, 200:1 contrast ratio
3GS:
In addition to prior, features a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating,[8] and 262,144-color (18-bit) TN LCD with hardware spatial dithering[9]
4 and 4S:
3.5 in (89 mm); 3:2 aspect ratio, aluminosilicate glass covered 16,777,216-color (24-bit) IPS LCD screen, 960 × 640 px at 326 ppi, 800:1 contrast ratio, 500 cd⁄m² max brightness
5 / 5C / 5S / SE (1st):
4.0 in (100 mm); 16:9 aspect ratio; 1136 × 640 px screen resolution at 326 ppi
6 / 6S / 7 / 8 / SE (2nd):
4.7 in (120 mm); 16:9 aspect ratio; 1334 × 750 px screen resolution at 326 ppi
6 Plus / 6S Plus / 7 Plus / 8 Plus:
5.5 in (140 mm); 16:9 aspect ratio; 1920 × 1080 px screen resolution at 401 ppi
X / XS / 11 Pro:
5.8 in (150 mm); ≈19.5:9 aspect ratio; OLED screen, 2436 × 1125 px screen resolution at 458 ppi
XS Max / 11 Pro Max:
6.5 in (170 mm); ≈19.5:9 aspect ratio; OLED screen, 2688 × 1242 px screen resolution at 458 ppi
XR / 11:
6.1 in (150 mm); ≈19.5:9 aspect ratio; 1792 × 828 px screen resolution at 326 ppi
12 mini / 13 mini:
5.4 in (140 mm); ≈19.5:9 aspect ratio; OLED screen, 2340 × 1080 px screen resolution at 476 ppi
12 / 12 Pro / 13 / 13 Pro:
6.1 in (150 mm); ≈19.5:9 aspect ratio; OLED screen, 2532 × 1170 px screen resolution at 460 ppi
12 Pro Max / 13 Pro Max:
6.7 in (170 mm); ≈19.5:9 aspect ratio; OLED screen, 2778 × 1284 px screen resolution at 458 ppi
Graphics
Graphics
1st gen and 3G:
PowerVR MBX Lite 3D GPU[10] (103 MHz)
3GS: PowerVR SGX535 GPU
(150 MHz)[11][12]
4: PowerVR SGX535 GPU (200 MHz)[11][12]
4S: PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2-core) GPU
5 / 5C: PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3-core) GPU
5S: PowerVR G6430 (4-core) GPU
6 / 6 Plus: PowerVR GX6450 (4-core) GPU
6S / 6S Plus and SE (1st): PowerVR GT7600 (6-core) GPU[13]
7 / 7 Plus: PowerVR Series 7XT Plus (6-core) GPU[5]
8 / 8 Plus / X: Apple-designed (3-core) GPU
XR and XS through iPhone 12 and 12 Pro: Apple-designed (4-core) GPU
iPhone 13 mini and 13: Apple-designed (4-core) GPU
iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max: Apple-designed (5-core) GPU
Sound
Bluetooth stereo speaker (iPhone 7 and up) microphone 3.5 mm stereo audio jack (until the iPhone SE (1st generation)) Lightning port (requires iOS 10 or later)
Connectivity
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
1st gen, 3G, and 3GS:
Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
4 and 4S:
Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n)
5, 5C, and 5S:
Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)
6 / 6 Plus, 6S / 6S Plus, SE, 7 / 7 Plus, and 8 / 8 Plus / X:
Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
1st gen, 3G, 3GS, and 4:
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
4S, 5, 5C, 5S, and 6 / 6 Plus:
Bluetooth 4.0
6S / 6S Plus, SE (1st) and 7 / 7 Plus:
Bluetooth 4.2
8 and X through iPhone 12 and 12 Pro:
Bluetooth 5.0
GSM models also include:

LTE 700, 2100 MHz UMTS / HSDPA/HSPA+ / DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz GSM / EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
CDMA model also includes:

LTE 700 MHz CDMA/EV-DO Rev. A 800, 1900 MHz UMTS / HSDPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz GSM / EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
Power
Built-in rechargeable
lithium-ion battery
1st gen: 3.7 V 5.18 W·h (1400 mA·h)
3G: 3.7 V 4.12 W·h (1150 mA·h)
3GS 3.7 V 4.51 W·h (1219 mA·h)
4: 3.7 V 5.25 W·h (1420 mA·h)
4S: 3.7 V 5.3 W·h (1432 mA·h)
5: 3.8 V 5.45 W·h (1440 mA·h)
5C: 3.8 V 5.73 W·h (1510 mA·h)
5S: 3.8 V 5.92 W·h (1560 mA·h)
6: 3.82 V 6.91 W·h (1810 mA·h)
6 Plus: 3.82 V 11.1 W·h (2915 mA·h)
6S: 3.82 V 6.55 W·h (1715 mA·h)
6S Plus: 3.8 V 10.45 W·h (2750 mA·h)
SE (1st): 3.82 V 6.21 W·h (1624 mA·h)
7: 3.8 V 7.45 W·h (1960 mA·h)
7 Plus: 3.82 V 11.10 W·h (2900 mA·h)
8 and SE (2nd): 3.82 V 6.96 W·h (1821 mA·h)
8 Plus: 3.82 V 10.28 W·h (2691 mA·h)
X: 3.81 V 10.35 W·h (2716 mA·h)
XS: 3.81 V 10.13 W·h (2658 mA·h)
XS Max: 3.8V 12.08 W·h (3174 mA·h)
XR: 3.81 V 11.21 W·h (2942 mA·h)
11 Pro: 3.83 V 11.67 W·h (3046 mA·h)
11 Pro Max: 3.79 V 15.04 W·h (3969 mA·h)
11: 3.83 V 11.91 W·h (3110 mA·h)
12 and 12 Pro: 3.83 V 10.78 W·h (2,815 mA·h)
Online services
iTunes Store App Store iCloud Apple Books Podcasts Apple Music Apple Wallet
Dimensions
Dimensions
1st gen:
115 mm (4.5 in) H
61 mm (2.4 in) W
11.6 mm (0.46 in) D
3G & 3GS:
115.5 mm (4.55 in) H
62.1 mm (2.44 in) W
12.3 mm (0.48 in) D
4 & 4S:
115.2 mm (4.54 in) H
58.6 mm (2.31 in) W
9.3 mm (0.37 in) D
5, 5S & SE (1st):
123.8 mm (4.87 in) H
58.6 mm (2.31 in) W
7.6 mm (0.30 in) D
5C:
124.4 mm (4.90 in) H
59.2 mm (2.33 in) W
8.97 mm (0.353 in) D
6:
138.1 mm (5.44 in) H
67 mm (2.6 in) W
6.9 mm (0.27 in) D
6 Plus:
158.1 mm (6.22 in) H
77.8 mm (3.06 in) W
7.1 mm (0.28 in) D
6S & 7:
138.3 mm (5.44 in) H
67.1 mm (2.64 in) W
7.1 mm (0.28 in) D
6S Plus & 7 Plus:
158.2 mm (6.23 in) H
77.9 mm (3.07 in) W
7.3 mm (0.29 in) D
8 & SE (2nd):
138.4 mm (5.45 in) H
67.3 mm (2.65 in) W
7.3 mm (0.29 in) D
8 Plus:
158.4 mm (6.24 in) H
78.1 mm (3.07 in) W
7.5 mm (0.30 in) D
X & XS:
143.6 mm (5.65 in) H
70.9 mm (2.79 in) W
7.7 mm (0.30 in) D
XS Max:
157.5 mm (6.20 in) H
77.4 mm (3.05 in) W
7.7 mm (0.30 in) D
XR & 11:
150.9 mm (5.94 in) H
75.7 mm (2.98 in) W
8.3 mm (0.33 in) D
11 Pro:
144 mm (5.7 in) H
71.4 mm (2.81 in) W
8.1 mm (0.32 in) D
11 Pro Max:
158 mm (6.2 in) H
77.8 mm (3.06 in) W
8.1 mm (0.32 in) D
12 mini:
131.5 mm (5.18 in) H
64.2 mm (2.53 in) W
7.4 mm (0.29 in) D
12 & 12 Pro:
146.7 mm (5.78 in) H
71.5 mm (2.81 in) W
7.4 mm (0.29 in) D
12 Pro Max:
160.8 mm (6.33 in) H
78.1 mm (3.07 in) W
7.4 mm (0.29 in) D
Mass
Weight
1st gen and 3GS:
135 g (4.8 oz)
3G: 133 g (4.7 oz)
4: 137 g (4.8 oz)
4S: 140 g (4.9 oz)
5 and 5S:
112 g (4.0 oz)
5C: 132 g (4.7 oz)
6: 129 g (4.6 oz)
6 Plus: 172 g (6.1 oz)
6S: 143 g (5.0 oz)
6S Plus: 192 g (6.8 oz)
SE (1st): 113 g (4.0 oz)
7: 138 g (4.9 oz)
7 Plus: 188 g (6.6 oz)
8 & SE (2nd): 148 g (5.2 oz)
8 Plus: 202 g (7.1 oz)
X: 174 g (6.1 oz)
XS: 177 g (6.2 oz)
XS Max: 208 g (7.3 oz)
XR and 11: 194 g (6.8 oz)
11 Pro: 188 g (6.6 oz)
11 Pro Max: 226 g (8.0 oz)
12 mini: 135 g (4.8 oz)
12: 164 g (5.8 oz)
12 Pro: 189 g (6.7 oz)
12 Pro Max: 228 g (8.0 oz)
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Website
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