Apple · Smartphone · 2012
iPhone 5
The iPhone 5 is a smartphone that was developed and marketed by Apple. It is the 6th generation iPhone, succeeding the iPhone 4s, and preceding both the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c. It was formally unveiled as part of a press event on September 12, 2012, and subsequently released on September 21, 2012. The iPhone 5 was the first iPhone to be announced in September, and setting a trend for subsequent iPhone releases, the first iPhone to be completely developed under the guidance of Tim Cook and the last iPhone to be overseen by Steve Jobs.
- Display
- 10.2 cm (4")
- Chipset
- Apple A6
- Storage
- 16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
Camera
- Face detection
- Yes
- Rear camera type
- Single camera
- Front camera type
- Single camera
- Maximum frame rate
- 30 fps
- Video recording modes
- 1080p
- Rear camera resolution (numeric)
- 8 MP
- Front camera resolution (numeric)
- 1.2 MP
Design
- Form factor
- Bar
Battery
- Battery technology
- Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
- Talk time (3G) (max)
- 8 h
- Standby time (3G) (max)
- 225 h
- Browsing time (3G) (max)
- 8 h
- Browsing time (4G) (max)
- 8 h
- Browsing time (Wi-Fi) (max)
- 10 h
- Continuous audio playback time
- 40 h
- Continuous video playback time (max)
- 10 h
Display
- Pixel density
- 326 ppi
- Display diagonal
- 10.2 cm (4")
- Touch technology
- Multi-touch
- Touchscreen type
- Capacitive
- Display brightness
- 500 cd/m²
- Display resolution
- 1136 x 640 pixels
- Contrast ratio (typical)
- 800:1
Network
- 4G standard
- LTE
- 2G standards
- GSM
- 3G standards
- HSDPA
- SIM card type
- NanoSIM
- Wi-Fi standards
- 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
- Bluetooth version
- 4.0
- 3G bands supported
- 850,900,1900,2100 MHz
- SIM card capability
- Single SIM
- 2G bands (primary SIM)
- 850,900,1800,1900 MHz
- Mobile network generation
- 4G
Sensors
- Orientation sensor
- Yes
Storage
- Compatible memory cards
- Not supported
- Internal storage capacity
- 16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
Software
- Platform
- iOS
Processor
- Processor model
- A6
- Processor family
- Apple
- Processor frequency
- 1.3 GHz
Multimedia
- Audio formats supported
- AAC, AAX, AAX+, AIFF, HE-AAC, M4A, MP3, WAV
- Image formats supported
- GIF, JPG, TIF
- Video formats supported
- M-JPEG, M4V, MOV, MP4
- Document formats supported
- DOC, DOCX, HTM, HTML, Key, PDF, PPT, PPTX, RTF, TXT, VCF, XLS, XLSX
Ports & interfaces
- USB port
- No
- Lightning connector
- Yes
- Headphone connectivity
- 3.5 mm
Weight & dimensions
- Depth
- 7.6 mm
- Width
- 58.6 mm
- Height
- 123.8 mm
- Weight
- 112 g
Accessories that fit this device. Charger/cable compatibility is derived from the device’s connector; cases and protectors are added by curation.
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