Apple
iPhone 5
The iPhone 5 moved to a taller 4-inch screen and a lighter aluminium body with A6, LTE and Lightning. It marks the transition from the earlier 30-pin connector.
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- Release date
- 2012-09-21
- Platform
- iOS
- Operating system
- iOS 6
At a glance
The iPhone 5 moved to a taller 4-inch screen and a lighter aluminium body with A6, LTE and Lightning. It marks the transition from the earlier 30-pin connector.
Dates and versions
Announced 2012-09-12; first retail availability 2012-09-21. The date field uses that first retail day, not the announcement.
A1428 and A1429 support different LTE bands, and A1429 includes GSM/CDMA configurations. The table labels them separately rather than treating their combined bands as one handset’s capabilities. Launch software was iOS 6; Lightning and Nano-SIM also matter when cataloguing accessories.
RAM and labelled battery capacities use the linked physical inspections; Apple does not specify those values in these public sheets. Manufacturer battery-life figures are laboratory maximums, not measurements of an aged handset.
References
Image credit
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