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iPhone 5

iPhone 5 is a smartphone by Apple, released in September 2012. It runs iOS 6, is powered by the Apple A6 and weighs 112 g.

4″liquid-crystal display
A632 nm chip
64 GBmax storage
1 GBRAM
1,440mAh battery
112 gweight
PredecessoriPhone 4SSuccessoriPhone 5SSuccessoriPhone 5c
spec sheet

iPhone 5 specifications

Everything recorded for this model, in one set of units. Missing rows mean the fact has not been recorded yet.

General
Maker
Apple
Type
Smartphone
Product line
iPhone
Discontinued
2013
Platform
Systems on record
iOS 6, iOS 7, iOS 8, iOS 9, iOS 10
Processor
Apple A6
Memory (RAM)
1 GB
Storage
Storage
16 / 32 / 64 GB
Display
Screen size
4″
Display technology
liquid-crystal display, IPS panel
Battery & power
Battery
1,440 mAh
Power source
lithium-ion battery
Body
Dimensions
123.8 × 58.6 × 7.6 mm
Weight
112 g
Materials
aluminium
Colours
silver, slate gray
Warranty
1 year
Connectivity
Ports & slots
Lightning connector, phone connector
Source: Wikidata (CC0), compiled by the neXupchecked Oct 2026

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Other phones from Apple around 2012

ModelMakerYearSystemProcessorWeightStorageBattery
iPhoneApple2007iPhone OS 2—135 g4 / 8 / 16 GB1,400 mAh
iPhone 8Apple2017iOS 11Apple A11 Bionic148 g64 / 256 GB—
iPhone XApple2017iOS 11—174 g64 / 255 GB2,716 mAh
iPhone XRApple2018iOS 12Apple A12 Bionic194 g64 / 128 / 256 GB2,942 mAh
iPhone XSApple2018iOS 14Apple A12 Bionic177 g64 / 256 / 512 GB2,800 mAh
iPhone 11Apple2019iOS 13Apple A13 Bionic194 g64 / 128 / 256 GB3,110 mAh
iPhone 11 ProApple2019iOS 13Apple A13 Bionic188 g64 / 256 / 512 GB—
iPhone 12Apple2020iOS 14Apple A14 Bionic133 g64 / 128 / 256 GB2,815 mAh
iPhone 12 ProApple2020iOS 14Apple A14 Bionic189 g128 / 256 / 512 GB2,815 mAh
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10 models · linked names have a full spec sheet · click a column to sort