iPhone 5

iPhone 5


Brand Apple Inc.
Slogan "The biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone"
Series iPhone
Compatible networks GSM, CDMA, 3G, EVDO, HSPA+, 4G LTE
Availability by country
September 21, 2012[1]
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Australia
Japan
Hong Kong
Singapore
September 28, 2012[1]
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Units sold Two million units in the initial 24 hours of pre-order[2]
Five million units in the first three days of release[3]
Predecessor iPhone 4S
Related iPod Touch (5th generation)
Type Smartphone
Form factor Bar
Dimensions 123.8 mm (4.87 in) H
58.6 mm (2.31 in) W
7.6 mm (0.30 in) D
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz)
Operating system iOS 6.0.1
Released November 1, 2012
SoC Apple A6
CPU 1.3 GHz dual core Apple A6
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP3
Memory 1GB LPDDR2-1066 RAM
Storage 16, 32 or 64 GB
Battery 3.8 V, 5.45 Wh (1,440 mAh)[4]
Data inputs Touch-screen
Display 4-inch (100 mm) diagonal
(16:9 aspect ratio),
multi-touch display,
640 × 1,136 pixels at 326 ppi,
800:1 contrast ratio (typical),
500 cd/m2 max. brightness (typical), Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front
Rear camera 8 MP back-side illuminated sensor, HD video (1080p)
Front camera 1.2 MP, HD video (720p)
Sound Speaker, 3.5mm audio jack
Connectivity
All models:
Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n) (802.11n: 2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.0, GPS & GLONASS, Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), Quad-band UMTS/HSDPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz). • GSM model (A1428):
Dual-band 4G LTE (Bands 4, 17: 1700 (AWS), 700b MHz). • GSM model (A1429):
Tri-band 4G LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5: 2100, 1800, 850 MHz). • CDMA model (A1429):

Tri-band 2G CDMA (800 (CDMA over ESMR), 850, 1900 MHz).
Dual-band 3G CDMA/EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (850, 1900 MHz).
Penta-band 4G LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5, 13, 25: 2100, 1800, 850, 700c, 1900 MHz).
Other Talk time: Up to 8 hours
Standby time: Up to 225 hours (9 days, 9 hours)
Internet use: Up to 8 hours (3G), up to 8 hours (LTE), up to 10 hours (Wi-Fi)
Video playback: Up to 10 hours
Audio playback: Up to 40 hours (1 day, 16 hours)
Website www.apple.com/iphone
The iPhone 5 is a touchscreen-based smartphone developed by Apple. It is the sixth generation of the iPhone and succeeds the iPhone 4S. The phone is a slimmer, lighter model that introduces a higher-resolution, 4-inch screen to the series with 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio support. The phone also includes a custom-designed ARMv7 processor called the Apple A6,[5] an update to Apple's mobile operating system known as iOS 6, and support for LTE.[6]

Apple held an event to formally introduce the phone on September 12, 2012.[7] After Apple began taking pre-orders on September 14, 2012, over two million were received within 24 hours.[8] Initial demand for the iPhone 5 exceeded the supply available at launch on September 21, 2012,[9][10] and has been described by Apple as "extraordinary", with pre-orders having sold twenty times faster than its predecessors.[11]

While reception to the iPhone 5 has been generally positive, the new Maps application has been negatively received and was reported to contain many serious errors.[12][13] Several hardware issues have also received criticism from consumers and reviewers, including an unintended purple hue in photos taken by the iPhone 5 and an issue with its coating being prone to chipping.[14][15] In addition, there have been a small number of reports claiming a light leak around the bezel near the top of the display on white models.[16] Also, some incompatibilities with certain LTE networks are an issue, despite being the first Apple phone to support LTE.[17]