iPhone 5c - Technical Specifications

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Blue
Green

Capacity

16GB
32GB

Weight & Dimensions

Height: 4.90 inches (124.4 mm)
Width: 2.33 inches (59.2 mm)
Depth: 0.35 inch (8.97 mm)
Weight: 4.65 ounces (132 grams)

Chip

A6 chip

Cellular and Wireless

Model A1532 (GSM)*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA
(850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/
EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25)
Model A1532 (CDMA)*: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and
Rev. B (800, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz);
UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100,
1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800,
1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19,
20, 25)
Model A1456*: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev B.
(800, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); UMTS/HSPA
+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100
MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz);
LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25,
26)
Model A1507*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850,
900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900,
1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
Model A1529*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850,
900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900,
1800, 1900 MHz); FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8,
20); TD-LTE (Bands 38, 39, 40)

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

iSight Camera

8 megapixels
ƒ/2.4 aperture
LED flash
Backside illumination sensor
Five-element lens
Hybrid IR filter
Autofocus
Tap to focus
Face detection
Panorama
Photo geotagging

Video Recording

1080p HD video recording
30 fps
LED light
Video stabilization
Take still photo while recording video
Face detection
3x zoom
Video geotagging

Facetime Camera

1.2MP photos (1280 by 960)
720p HD video recording
Backside illumination sensor

Video Calling

FaceTime
iPhone 5c to any FaceTime-enabled device over
Wi-Fi or cellular
Initiate video calls over LTE, DC-HSDPA, HSPA+,
3G, and 2G
HVGA-resolution (480 by 368) calls over Wi-Fi

Audio Calling

FaceTime
iPhone 5c to any FaceTime-enabled device over
Wi-Fi or cellular

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

Intelligent Assistant

Siri
Use your voice to send messages, set reminders,
and more.

External Buttons and Connectors

On/off - Sleep/wake
Volume up/down
Ring/silent
Home
3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack
Microphone
Built-in speaker
Lightning connector

Power and Battery

Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Charging via USB to computer system or power
adapter
Talk time: Up to 10 hours on 3G
Standby time: Up to 250 hours
Internet use: Up to 8 hours on 3G, up to 10 hours
on LTE, up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 10 hours
Audio playback: Up to 40 hours

Sensors

Three-axis gyro
Accelerometer
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor

Built-in Apps

Maps
Messages
Passbook
Camera
Reminders
Notes
Phone
Videos
Weather
FaceTime
iTunes Store
Stocks
Music
Game Center
Calculator
Safari
Calendar
Voice Memos
App Store
Contacts
Mail
Newsstand

Free Apps from Apple

iPhoto
iMovie
Keynote
Pages
Numbers
iBooks
iTunes U
iTunes Festival
Podcasts
Trailers
Find My iPhone
Remote
Find My Friends
Headphones
Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic
Storage and travel case

SIM Card

Nano-SIM
iPhone 5c is not compatible with existing micro-
SIM cards.

Connector

Lightning

Rating for Hearing Aids

iPhone 5c (Model A1532, A1456): M3, T4
iPhone 5c (Model A1507, A1529): M3, 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); .zip; .ics

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 8; Windows 7; Windows Vista; or
Windows XP Home or Professional with Service
Pack 3 or later
iTunes 11.1 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
Operating altitude: tested up to 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 (Canadian), English (UK),
English (Australian), 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, Tamil, Thai, Tibetan,
Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Dictionary support (enables predictive text and
autocorrect)

English (U.S.), English (Canadian), English (UK),
English (Australian), 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, Tamil, 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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