iPhone 5 - Technical Specifications

Capacity

16GB
32GB
64GB

Size and Weight

Height: 4.87 inches (123.8 mm)
Width: 2.31 inches (58.6 mm)
Depth: 0.30 inch (7.6 mm)
Weight: 3.95 ounces (112 grams)

Cellular and Wireless

GSM model A1428*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA
(850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/
EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 4
and 17)
CDMA model A1429*: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and
Rev. B (800, 1900, 2100 MHz); UMTS/HSPA+/
DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/
EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1,
3, 5, 13, 25)
GSM model A1429*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA
(850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850,
900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5)

802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Location

Assisted GPS and GLONASS
Digital compass
Wi-Fi
Cellular

Display

Retina display
4-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
1136-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi
800:1 contrast ratio (typical)
500 cd/m2 max brightness (typical)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front
Support for display of multiple languages and
characters simultaneously

Camera, Photos, and Video

8-megapixel iSight camera
Panorama
Video recording, HD (1080p) up to 30 frames per
second with audio
FaceTime HD camera with 1.2MP photos and HD
video (720p) up to 30 frames per second
Autofocus
Tap to focus video or still images
Face detection in video or still images
LED flash
Improved video stabilization
Photo and video geotagging

Power and Battery

Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Charging via USB to computer system or power
adapter
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

Audio Playback

Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps),
Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC,
MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats
2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+),
Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
User-configurable maximum volume limit

TV and Video

AirPlay mirroring and video out to Apple TV (2nd
and 3rd generation)
Video mirroring and video out support: Up to
1080p through Lightning Digital AV Adapter and
Lightning to VGA Adapter (adapters sold
separately)
Video formats supported: H.264 video up to
1080p, 30 frames per second, High Profile level
4.1 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 per channel,
48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file
formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps,
1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio
in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

Headphones

Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic
Storage and travel case

Rating for Hearing Aids

iPhone 5 (Model A1428): M3, T4
iPhone 5 (Model A1429): M4, T4

Mail Attachment Support

Viewable Document Types
.jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft
Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key
(Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages);
.pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx
(Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text
format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx
(Microsoft Excel)

Sensors

Three-axis gyro
Accelerometer
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor

System Requirements

Apple ID (required for some features)
Internet access
Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:
Mac: OS X v10.6.8 or later
PC: Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP
Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or
later
iTunes 10.7 or later (free download from
www.itunes.com/download )

Environmental Requirements

Operating ambient temperature: 32° to 95° F (0°
to 35° C)
Nonoperating temperature: −4° to 113° F (−20°
to 45° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000
m)

Languages

Language Support
English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese (Simplified),
Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Italian,
Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic,
Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish,
Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay,
Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese
(Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish,
Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Keyboard Support
English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese - Simplified
(Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese -
Traditional (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin,
Cangjie, Stroke), French, French (Canadian),
French (Switzerland), German (Germany),
German (Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Romaji,
Kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Bulgarian,
Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish,
Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek,
Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic,
Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian,
Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese,
Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian
(Cyrillic/Latin), Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Tibetan,
Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Dictionary Support (enables predictive text and
autocorrect)
English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese (Simplified),
Chinese (Traditional), French, French (Canadian),
French (Switzerland), German, Italian, Japanese
(Romaji, Kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Catalan,
Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch,
Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian,
Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Latvian,
Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese,
Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak,
Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Siri Languages
English (U.S., UK, Canada, Australia), Spanish
(U.S., Mexico, Spain), French (France, Canada,
Switzerland), German (Germany, Switzerland),
Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean,
Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Cantonese
(Hong Kong)

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