The Apple iPhone 5 (6th Generation) is a smartphone designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple from 2012 to 2013 as part of the iPhone series. The next generation of the iPhone was introduced on September 12, 2012, and its price started at $199.
The new iPhone features a Dual-Core 1.3 GHz Apple A6 processor, 1 GMB of RAM, 4″ Retina LED-backlit IPS multi-touch LCD Display, GPS, 4G / LTE data capability, two colors; Black and White, 16 GB / 32 GB or 64 GB of flash memory, built-in Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, new Lightning port, 8.0 Mpix rear camera / 1.2 Mpix front camera, three-axis gyro, accelerometer, Digital compass, GLONASS, 3.5-mm headphone jack, and 8 hours of talk time on 4G and 225 hours Standby time.
This iPhone was discontinued on September 10, 2013, and replaced by the iPhone 5s. Today iPhone 5 is 11 years old!
iPhone 5 Details
| Introduced | September 12, 2012 – 11 years ago |
| Released | September 21, 2012 *1 – 11 years ago September 28, 2012 *2 – 11 years ago November 2, 2012 *3 – 11 years ago November 9, 2012 *4 – 11 years ago December 7, 2012 *5 – 11 years ago December 14, 2012 *6 – 11 years ago December 21, 2012 *7 – 11 years ago |
| Discontinued | September 10, 2013 – 10 years ago |
| Last Software Update | July 22, 2017 – 6 years ago |
| Time on the Market | 354 days (11 months) |
| Time of Support | 58 months (4 years) |
| Model Identifier | iPhone5,1 |
| Model Number | A1428 (GSM America) A1429 (GSM International) A1442 (China) |
| EMC | 2610 |
| Generation | 6th |
| Order Number | MD634LL/A (16 GB Black) MD635LL/A (16 GB White) MD636LL/A (32 GB Black) MD637LL/A (32 GB White) MD644LL/A (64 GB Black) MD645LL/A (64 GB White) MD634LL/A (16 GB Black AT&T Locked) MD635LL/A (16 GB White AT&T Locked) MD636LL/A (32 GB Black AT&T Locked) MD637LL/A (32 GB White AT&T Locked) MD644LL/A (64 GB Black AT&T Locked) MD645LL/A (64 GB White AT&T Locked) MD293LL/A (16 GB Black AT&T Unlocked) MD295LL/A (32 GB Black AT&T Unlocked) MD642LL/A (64 GB Black AT&T Unlocked) MD294LL/A (16 GB White AT&T Unlocked) MD296LL/A (32 GB White AT&T Unlocked) MD643LL/A (64 GB White AT&T Unlocked) ME486LL/A (16 GB Black T-mobile Unlocked) ME487LL/A (16 GB White T-mobile Unlocked) ME488LL/A (32 GB Black T-mobile Unlocked) ME489LL/A (32 GB White T-mobile Unlocked) ME490LL/A (64 GB Black T-mobile Unlocked) ME491LL/A (64 GB White T-mobile Unlocked) MD656LL/A (16 GB Black Sprint) MD657LL/A (16 GB White Sprint) MD660LL/A (32 GB Black Sprint) MD661LL/A (32 GB White Sprint) MD667LL/A (64 GB Black Sprint) MD668LL/A (64 GB White Sprint) MD654LL/A (16 GB Black Verizon) MD655LL/A (16 GB White Verizon) MD658LL/A (32 GB Black Verizon) MD659LL/A (32 GB White Verizon) MD664LL/A (64 GB Black Verizon) MD665LL/A (64 GB White Verizon) MD297B/A (16 GB Black Unlocked UK) MD298B/A (16 GB White Unlocked UK) MD299B/A (32 GB Black Unlocked UK) MD300B/A (32 GB White Unlocked UK) MD662B/A (64 GB Black Unlocked UK) MD663B/A (64 GB White Unlocked UK) ME039CH/A (16 GB Black China Telecom) ME041CH/A (32 GB Black China Telecom) ME043CH/A (64 GB Black China Telecom) ME040CH/A (16 GB White China Telecom) ME042CH/A (32 GB White China Telecom) ME044CH/A (32 GB White China Telecom) |
| Original Price | $199 (16 GB on a two-year contract) $649 (16 GB) $299 (32 GB on a two-year contract) $749 (32 GB) $399 (64 GB on a two-year contract) $849 (64 GB) |
| Colors | Black White |
| Weight | 3.95 oz. – 111 Grams |
| Dimensions | 4.87” H x 2.31” W x 0.30″ D 12.36 cm H x 5.86 cm W x 0.76 cm D |
| Predecessor | iPhone 4s |
| Successor | iPhone 5s iPhone 5c |
*2 Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.
*3 India, Mexico, Thailand.
*4 Colombia.
*5 South Korea.
*6 Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Grenada, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldova, Montenegro, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela.
*7 Angola, Barbados, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Egypt, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam.
iPhone 5 Tech Specs
Processor
| Processor | Apple A6 |
| Processor Speed | 1.3 GHz |
| Architecture | 32-bit |
| Number of Cores | 2 |
Storage
| Storage | 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB |
Memory
| Memory | 1 GB LPDDR2 |
Graphics
| Graphics Card | PowerVR SGX543MP3 |
| Number of Cores | 3 |
Display
| Display | 4″ widescreen Retina LED-backlit IPS LCD Display |
| Resolution | 1136 x 640 |
| Pixel Density | 326 ppi |
| Brightness | 500 cd/m2 |
| Contrast Ratio | 800:1 |
| Input | Multi-Touch |
| Display Modes | AirPlay Mirroring AirPlay video streaming |
Controls
| Buttons | Volume + / – Home Sleep / Wake up Mute |
Sensors
| Sensors | Proximity Ambient light Accelerometer 3-axis gyroscope |
Connections
| Networks | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz) GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) LTE (Bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 13, 17, 25) CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz) Rev. B (800, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11b/g/n (802.11n 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| SIM slot | nano-SIM |
| Ports | 1 – Lightning port 1 – 3.5-mm headphone jack |
| Camera | 1 – 8.0 Megapixels (Rear) 1 – 1.2 Megapixels (Front) |
| Location | Assisted GPS Digital compass GLONASS |
| Audio In | 3 – Microphones |
| Audio Out | Speaker |
Media
| Audio Formats | AAC Protected AAC MP3 MP3 VBR Audible (formats 1, 2, and 3) Apple Lossless AIFF WAV |
| Video Formats | H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 768 Kbps, 320 by 240 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats |
Software
| Original OS | iOS 6.0 |
| Maximum OS | iOS 10.3.4 |
| Intelligent Assistent | Siri |
| AirDrop | Supported |
| Handoff | Supported |
| iTunes | iTunes 10.7 or later |
| System Requirements | Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later |
Power
| Battery | 5.45 W Rechargeable Lithium-Ion |
| Battery Capacity | 1440 mAh |
| Battery Life | Talk time: Up to 8 hours on 3G Standby time: Up to 225 hours Internet use: Up to 8 hours on 3G / Up to 8 hours on LTE / Up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi Video playback: Up to 10 hours Audio playback: Up to 40 hours |
| Power Adapter | Apple 5W or 12W USB Power Adapter |
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