| Design | Device Type | Smart Phone |
| OS | iOS 9 |
| Dimension | 305.7 x 220.6 x 6.9 mm (12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 in) |
| Weight | 713 g (Wi-Fi) / 723 g (LTE) (1.57 lb) |
| Technology | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Wi‑Fi + Cellular model (data only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - Wi‑Fi + Cellular model (data only) |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - Wi‑Fi + Cellular model (data only) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - Wi‑Fi + Cellular model (data only) |
| 4G Network | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Wi‑Fi + Cellular model (data only) |
| SIM | Nano-SIM/ Apple SIM (US & UK) - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) |
| Announced | September, 2015 |
| Status | November, 2015 |
| Display | Type | LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 12.9 inches (~76.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Multi-touch | Yes |
| Protection | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic and antireflective coating - Apple Pencil support |
| Photography | Rear Camera | 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus Features |
| Features | 1.12µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) |
| Video | 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. |
| Front Camera | 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular |
| Memory | Card slot | No |
| Internal | 32/128 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Sound | Alert types | N/A |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| Connectivity | GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | v4.0, A2DP, EDR |
| USB | v2.0, reversible connector |
| Battery | Capacity | Non-removable Li-Po battery |
| Features | Chipset | Apple A9X |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer |
| Messaging | iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 (Safari) |
| Radio | No |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) |
| Java | No |
| Colors | Space Gray, Silver, Gold |
| Others | - Apple Smart Keyboard magnetic dock (optional) - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - iCloud Keychain - TV-out - Maps - Audio/video player/editor - Organizer - Document viewer/editor - Photo viewer/editor - Voice memo/dial/command - Predictive text input |