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Apple iPhone 5

Apple iPhone 5
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  • Released 2012, September 21
    112g, 7.6mm thickness
    iOS 6, up to iOS 10.3.4
    16GB/32GB/64GB storage, no card slot
  • 2.3% 57,323,874 hits
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  • 4.0"
    640x1136 pixels
  • 8MP
    1080p
  • 1GB RAM
    Apple A6
  • 1440mAh
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Supported LTE Networks

Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428
  CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429
4G bands 4, 17 - GSM A1428
  LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
  LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch Announced 2012, September 12. Released 2012, September 21
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
Display Type IPS LCD
Size 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
Platform OS iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.4
Chipset Apple A6 (32 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)
Memory Card slot No
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera Single 8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard)
Features face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 720p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery Type Li-Po 1440 mAh, non-removable (5.45 Wh)
Stand-by Up to 225 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h (3G)
Misc Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver
Models A1428, A1429, A1442, iPhone5,1, iPhone5,2
SAR 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
Price About 340 EUR
Tests Performance Basemark X: 2229
Display Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB
Audio quality Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 51h

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Apple iPhone 5 review: Laws of attraction

Apple iPhone 5 review: Laws of attraction

The iPhone 5. As in five million units sold over the course of a … weekend. Can't say no to that. This is the latest installment in the smartphone series that changed the mobile phone industry...

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Apple iPhone 5 - user opinions and reviews

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  • ariel
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  • 05 Apr 2025

wanna 100$ if u want,i will ship it to you,but you gonna pay for shipping

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  • iGt
  • 23 Mar 2025

One of the best iPhones ever made. I found it yesterday in a cable salad. While I am writing this, I've downgrades from 10.3.3 to 8.1.4, jailbroke it and finally installed Cooldboot to have iOS 6.1.4 and it seems working fine! If you have o...

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  • foog86
  • QWa
  • 13 Mar 2025

I reverted mine from iOS 10 to iOS 8, then dualbooted and untethered 6. Unfortunately, Apple borked the iTunes login, so even though I have a Cydia plugin that fixes the store, I still can't sign in to download apps.

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