Network Connectivity & Carrier Support Differences
Each iPhone 5s device, regardless of other network compatibility, supports 802.11n Wi-Fi on both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequencies in addition to Bluetooth 4.0 and the 850, 900, 1800, and 1900 MHz frequencies of GSM/EDGE.
However, other supported cellular networks are quite different:
| iPhone 5s | Model Number |
UMTS/HSPA+ DC-HSDPA |
CDMA EV-DO |
LTE Bands (4G) |
| GSM/North America | A1533† | 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | None | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25 |
| CDMA/Verizon | A1533 | 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | 800, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25 |
| CDMA/China | A1533 | 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | 800, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | None |
| CDMA/US/Japan | A1453 | 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | 800, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 |
| UK/Europe | A1457 | 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz | None | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 |
| China | A1528 | 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz | None | None |
| Asia Pacific | A1530 | 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz | None | FDD-LTE (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20); TD-LTE (38, 39, 40) |
† Please note that in the US, only the GSM version of the A1533 iPhone 5s is available unlocked and without a contract and it does not support CDMA networks.
For complete details regarding specific LTE support, it will be necessary to check with specific carrier(s) in a particular location.
