| NETWORK | Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE |
| LAUNCH | Announced | 2015, September |
| Status | Available. Released 2015, September |
| BODY | Dimensions | 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in) |
| Weight | 143 g (5.04 oz) |
| Build | Front glass, aluminum body |
| SIM | Nano-SIM |
| | - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
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| DISPLAY | Type | LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) |
| Multitouch | Yes |
| 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 | 64GB, 2 GB RAM |
| MAIN CAMERA | Single | 12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.22µm, PDAF |
| Features | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps |
| SELFIE CAMERA | Single | 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) |
| Features | Face detection, HDR, panorama |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
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| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration, proprietary ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| | - 16-bit/44.1kHz audio |
| - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
| COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes (Apple Pay only) |
| Radio | No |
| USB | 2.0, proprietary reversible connector |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Messaging | iMessage, SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email |
| Browser | HTML5 (Safari) |
| | - Siri natural language commands and dictation |
| - iCloud cloud service |
| - MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player |
| - MP4/H.264 player |
| - Audio/video/photo editor |
| - Document editor |