Mobile Phones iPhone & iOS 115 115 people found this article helpful Compare Every iPhone Model Ever Made Chart the evolution of the iPhone by Sam Costello Writer Sam Costello has been writing about tech since 2000. His writing has appeared in publications such as CNN.com, PC World, InfoWord, and many others. our editorial process Facebook Twitter Sam Costello Updated on September 18, 2020 reviewed by Christine Baker Lifewire Tech Review Board Member Christine Baker is a marketing consultant with experience working for a variety of clients. Her expertise includes social media, web development, and graphic design. our review board Article reviewed on May 06, 2020 Christine Baker iPhone & iOS Switching from Android Tweet Share Email Each successive generation of the iPhone has added new features and, in almost all cases, they've gotten better. From the original iPhone to the iPhone 11 series, each step in iPhone history has introduced big changes to the iPhone line up. The chart below compares the hardware specs of each generation of the iPhone so you can get an easy sense of how things have changed through iPhone history. This chart is useful if you're not a history buff, too. Theresa Chiechi / Lifewire While you can't readily buy an iPhone 3GS, it's still easy to get an iPhone 8 Plus or even an iPhone 7. So when you're thinking about what phone to buy—especially if you're looking to get the best deal—being able to easily compare features in this way can help you make the right choice. iPhone 11 Pro Max64 GB256 GB512 GB iPhone 11 Pro64 GB256 GB512 GB iPhone 1164 GB128 GB256 GB Model Details Learn more Learn more Learn more Songs Held 16,000/64,000/128,000 16,000/64,000/128,000 16,000/32,000/64,000 Screen Size* 6.5 5.8 6.1 Resolution 2688 x 1242 2436 x 1125 1792 x 828 Edge-to-Edge Screen Yes Yes Yes OLED Screen Yes Yes No HDR Screen Yes Yes No 3D Touch No No No Processor A13 Bionic A13 Bionic A13 Bionic Networks Wi-Fi 6 w/ MIMO,LTE Advanced,UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth 5.0 Wi-Fi 6 w/ MIMO,Gigabit classLTE,UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth 5.0 Wi-Fi 6 w/ MIMO,Gigabit classLTE,UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth 5.0 Carrier AT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,Verizon AT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,Verizon AT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,Verizon Dual SIMSupport Yes Yes Yes A-GPS Yes Yes Yes Max. OS iOS 13 iOS 13 iOS 13 Camera** Back: 12 megapixel2x optical, 10x digital zoomFront: 12 megapixel Back: 12 megapixel2x optical, 10x digital zoomFront: 12 megapixel Back: 12 megapixel2x optical, 5x digital zoomFront: 12 megapixel Ultra wide-angle& Wide-angle& Telephoto Yes Yes Wide & telephotoonly RecordsVideo 4K HDat 24, 30, and 60 fps1080pat 120 & 240 fps 4K HDat 24, 30 and 60 fps1080pat 120 & 240 fps 4K HDat 24, 30 and 60 fps1080pat 120 & 240 fps Live Photo Yes Yes Yes Portrait Mode Both cameras Both cameras Both cameras FaceTime Yes Yes Yes Touch ID No No No Face ID Yes Yes Yes NFC Yes Yes Yes Siri Yes Yes Yes Water & DustResistant IP68up to 4 meters for30 minutes IP68up to 4 meters for30 minutes IP68up to 2 meters for30 minutes HeadphoneJack No No No Weight(ounces) 7.97 6.63 6.84 Size(inches) 6.22 x3.06 x0.32 5.67 x2.81 x0.32 5.94 x2.98 x0.33 WirelessCharging Yes Yes Yes Battery Life(in hours) Video: 20Audio: 80 Video: 18Audio: 65 Video: 17Audio: 65 Colors Midnight greenSilverSpace grayGold Midnight greenSilverSpace grayGold PurpleYellowGreenBlackWhiteRed OriginalPrice US$1099$1249$1449 $999$1149$1349 US$699$749$849 iPhone XR64 GB128 GB iPhone XS Max64 GB256 GB512 GB iPhone XS64 GB256 GB512 GB iPhone X64 GB256 GB Model Details Learn more Learn more Learn more Learn more Songs Held 16,000/32,000 16,000/32,000 16,000/64,000/ 16,000/64,000/ Screen Size* 6.5 5.8 6.1 5.8 Resolution 1792 x 828 2688 x 1242 2436 x 1125 2436 x 1125 Edge-to-Edge Screen Yes Yes Yes Yes OLED Screen No Yes Yes Yes HDR Screen No Yes Yes Yes 3D Touch No Yes Yes Yes Processor A12 Bionic A12 Bionic A12 Bionic A11 Bionic Networks Wi-Fi w/ MIMO,LTE Advanced,UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth 5.0 Wi-Fi w/ MIMO,Gigabit classLTE,UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth 5.0 Wi-Fi w/ MIMO,Gigabit classLTE,UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth 5.0 Wi-Fi w/ MIMO,Gigabit classLTE,UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth 5.0 Carrier AT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,Verizon AT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,Verizon AT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,Verizon AT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,Verizon Dual SIMSupport Yes Yes Yes No A-GPS Yes Yes Yes Yes Max. OS iOS 13 iOS 13 iOS 13 iOS 13 Camera** Back:12 megapixel5x digital zoomFront: 7 megapixel Back:12 megapixel2x optical, 10x digital zoomFront: 7 megapixel Back:12 megapixel2x optical, 10x digital zoomFront: 7 megapixel Back:12 megapixel2x optical, 10x digital zoomFront: 7 megapixel Wide-angle &Telephoto Wide angleonly Yes Yes Yes RecordsVideo 4K HDat 30 and60 fps1080pat 120 &240 fps 4K HDat 30 and60 fps1080pat 120 &240 fps 4K HDat 30 and60 fps1080pat 120 &240 fps 4K HDat 30 and60 fps1080pat 120 &240 fps Live Photo Yes Yes Yes Yes Portrait Mode Both cameras Both cameras Both cameras Both cameras FaceTime Yes Yes Yes Yes Touch ID No No No No Face ID Yes Yes Yes Yes NFC Yes Yes Yes Yes Siri Yes Yes Yes Yes Water & DustResistant IP67up to 1 meterfor up to30 minutes IP68up to 2 meters for up to30 minutes IP68up to 2 metersfor up to30 minutes IP67up to 1 meter for up to30 minutes HeadphoneJack No No No No Weight(ounces) 6.84 7.34 6.24 6.14 Size(inches) 5.94 x2.98 x0.33 6.20 x3.05 x0.30 5.65 x2.79 x0.30 5.65 x2.79 x0.30 WirelessCharging Yes Yes Yes Yes Battery Life(inhours) Video: 16Audio: 65 Video: 15Audio: 65 Video: 14Audio: 60 Video: 13Audio: 60 Colors BlueWhiteBlackYellowCoralRed SilverSpace GrayGold SilverSpace GrayGold SilverSpace Gray OriginalPrice $599$649 $1099$1249$1449 $999$1149$1349 $999$1149 iPhone8 Plus64GB256GB iPhone864GB256B iPhone7 Plus32GB128GB256BG iPhone732GB128GB256BG Model Details Learn more Learn more Learn more Learn more Reviews n/a n/a n/a iPhone 7Review Songs Held 16,000/64,000 16,000/64,000 8,000/32,000/64,000 8,000/32,000/64,000 Screen Size* 5.5 4.7 5.5 4.7 Resolution 1920x1080 1334x750 1920x1080 1334x750 Edge-to-Edge Screen No No No No OLED Screen No No No No HDR Screen No No No No 3D Touch Yes Yes Yes Yes Processor A11 Bionic A11 Bionic Apple A10 Apple A10 Networks Wi-Fi w/ MIMO,LTE Advanced,UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth 5.0 Wi-Fi w/ MIMO,LTE Advanced,UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth 5.0 Wi-Fi w/ MIMO,LTE Advanced,UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth 4.2 Wi-Fi w/ MIMO,LTE Advanced,UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth 4.2 Carrier AT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,Verizon AT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,Verizon AT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,Verizon AT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,Verizon A-GPS Yes Yes Yes Yes Max. OS iOS 13 iOS 13 iOS 13 iOS 13 Camera** 2cameras:12 & 7 2cameras:12 & 7 2cameras:12 & 7 2cameras:12 & 7 Wide-angle &Telephoto Yes Telephoto Yes Telephoto RecordsVideo 4K HDat 30 & 60 fps1080pat 120 & 240 fps 4K HDat 30 & 60 fps1080pat 120 & 240 fps 4K HDat 30 fps 4K HDat 30 fps Live Photo Yes Yes Yes Yes Portrait Mode Both cameras Both cameras Back camera No FaceTime Yes Yes Yes Yes Touch ID 2nd Gen. 2nd Gen. 2nd Gen. 2nd Gen. FaceID No No No No NFC Yes Yes Yes Yes Siri Yes Yes Yes Yes Water & DustResistant IP67 rated IP67 rated IP67 rated IP67 rated HeadphoneJack No No No No Weight(ounces) 7.13 5.22 6.63 4.87 Size(inches) 6.24x 3.07x 0.30 5.45x 2.64x 0.29 6.23x 3.07x 0.29 5.44x 2.64x 0.28 WirelessCharging Yes Yes No No Battery Life(inhours) Talk: 21Video: 14Web: 13Audio: 60 Talk: 14Video: 13Web: 12Audio: 40 Talk: 21Video: 14Web: 15Audio: 60 Talk: 14Video: 13Web: 13Audio: 40 Colors GoldSilverSpace Gray GoldSilverSpace Gray Black,Jet Black,Silver,Gold,Rose Gold,Red Black,Jet Black,Silver,Gold,Rose Gold,Red OriginalPrice $799$949 $699$849 $769$869$969 $649$749$849 iPhoneSE16GB64GB iPhone6S Plus16GB64GB128GB iPhone6S16GB64GB128GB iPhone6 Plus16GB64GB128GB iPhone616GB64GB128GB Model Details Learn more Learn more Learn more Learn more Learn more Reviews iPhone SEReview n/a iPhone 6SReview iPhone 6 PlusReview iPhone 6Review Songs Held 4,000/16,000 4,000/16,000/32,000 4,000/16,000/32,000 4,000/16,000/32,000 4,000/16,000/32,000 Screen Size* 4 5.5 4.7 5.5 4.7 3D Touch No Yes Yes No No Resolution 1136x640 1920x1080 1334x750 1920x1080 1334x750 Processor Apple A9 Apple A9 Apple A9 Apple A8 Apple A8 Networks Wi-Fi with MIMO,LTE Advanced,UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth 4.2 Wi-Fi with MIMO,LTE Advanced,UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth 4.2 Wi-Fi with MIMO,LTE Advanced,UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth 4.2 Wi-Fi,4G LTE,UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth 4.0 Wi-Fi,4G LTE,UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth 4.0 Carrier AT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,Verizon AT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,Verizon AT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,Verizon AT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,Verizon AT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,Verizon A-GPS? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Max. OS iOS 13 iOS 13 iOS 13 iOS 12 iOS 12 Camera** 2cameras:12 & 1.2 2cameras:12 & 5 2 cameras:12 & 5 2cameras:8 & 1.2 2 cameras:8 & 1.2 RecordsVideo? 4K HDat 30 fps 4K HDat 30, 60,& 240 fps 4K HDat 30, 60,& 240 fps 1080p HDat 30, 60,& 240 fps 1080p HDat 30, 60,& 240 fps Live Photos No Yes Yes No No FaceTime Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Touch ID 1st Gen. 1st Gen. 1st Gen. 1st Gen. 1st Gen. NFC Yes Yes Yes No No Siri Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes HeadphoneJack Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Weight(ounces) 3.99 6.77 5.04 6.07 4.55 Size(inches) 4.87x 2.31x 0.30 6.23x 3.07x 0.29 5.44x 2.64x 0.28 6.22x 3.06x 0.28 5.44x 2.64x 0.27 Battery Life(inhours) Talk: 14Video: 13Web: 13Audio: 50 Talk: 24Video: 14Web: 12Audio: 80 Talk: 14Video: 11Web: 11Audio: 50 Talk: 14Video: 14Web: 12Audio: 80 Talk: 14Video: 11Web: 11Audio: 50 Colors SpaceGrey, Silver,Gold,RoseGold SpaceGrey, Silver,Gold,RoseGold SpaceGrey, Silver,Gold,RoseGold SpaceGrey,White,Gold SpaceGrey,White,Gold Pricew/contract $399$499 $299$399$499 $199$299$399 $299$399$499 $199$299$399 iPhone5S16GB32GB64GB iPhone5C16GB32GB64GB iPhone516GB32GB64GB iPhone4S16GB32GB64GB iPhone416GB32GB Model Details Learn more Learn more Learn more Learn more Learn more Reviews iPhone 5SReview iPhone 5CReview iPhone 5Review iPhone 4SReview iPhone 4Review Songs Held 4,000/8,000/16,000 4,000/8,000/16,000 4,000/8,000/16,000 4,000/8,000/16,000 4,000/8,000 Screen Size* 4 4 4 3.5 3.5 Resolution 1136x640 1136x640 1136x640 960x640 960x640 Processor Apple A7 Apple A6 Apple A6 Apple A5 Apple A4 Networks Wi-Fi,4G LTE,UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth Wi-Fi,4G LTE,UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth Wi-Fi,4G LTE,UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth Wi-Fi,UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth Wi-Fi,UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/3G,GSM,CDMA,Bluetooth Carrier AT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,Verizon AT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,Verizon AT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,Verizon AT&T,Sprint,T-Mobile,Verizon AT&T,Verizon A-GPS? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Max. OS iOS 11 iOS 10 iOS 10 iOS 9 iOS 7, limited Camera** 2cameras:8 & 1.2 2cameras:8 & 1.2 2 cameras:8 & 720p 2 cameras:8 & VGA 2 cameras:5 & VGA RecordsVideo? 1080p HDat 30& 120 fps 1080p HDat 30 fps 1080p HDat 30 fps 1080p HDat 30 fps 720p HDat 30 fps FaceTime Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Touch ID 1st Gen. No No No No NFC No No No No No Siri Yes Yes Yes Yes No Weight(ounces) 3.96 4.65 3.95 4.9 4.8 Size* 4.87x 2.31x .30 4.90x 2.33x .35 4.87x 2.31x .30 4.5x 2.31x .37 4.51x 2.31x .37 Battery Life(inhours) Talk: 8Video: 10Web: 10Audio: 40 Talk: 8Video: 10Web: 10Audio: 40 Talk: 8Video: 10Web: 10Audio: 40 Talk: 8Video: 10Web: 9Audio: 40 Talk: 7Video: 10Web: 10Audio: 40 Colors SpaceGrey,White,Gold White,Pink,Yellow,Blue,Green Black,White Black,White Black,White OriginalPricew/contract $199/$299/$399 $99/$199 $199/$299/$399 $199/$299/$399 $199/$299 iPhone3GS16GB32GB iPhone3G8GB16GB iPhone4GB8GB Model Details N/A Learn more N/A Reviews iPhone 3GSReview iPhone 3GReview iPhoneReview Songs Held 4,000/8,000 2,000/4,000 1,000/2,000 Screen Size* 3.5 3.5 3.5 Resolution 480x320 480x320 480x320 Processor 600 MhzSamsungARMCortex-A8 412 MhzSamsungARM 412 MhzSamsungARM Networks Wi-Fi,UMTS/3G,GSM,Bluetooth Wi-Fi,UMTS/3G,GSM,Bluetooth Wi-Fi,GSM,EDGE,Bluetooth Carrier AT&T AT&T AT&T A-GPS? Yes Yes No Max. OS iOS 6, limited iOS 5 iOS 3 Camera** 3 2 2 RecordsVideo? VGAat 30 fps No No FaceTime No(Find out why) No No Touch ID No No No NFC No No No Siri No No No Weight(ounces) 4.8 4.7 4.8 Size* 4.5x 2.4x .48 4.5x 2.4x .48 4.5x 2.4x .46 Battery Life(inhours) Talk: 8Video: 10Web: 10Audio: 40 Talk: 8Video: 10Web: 9Audio: 40 Talk: 7Video: 10Web: 10Audio: 40 Colors Black,White Black,White Black OriginalPricew/contract $199/$299 $199/$299 $499/$599 ** in megapixels Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit