Apple iPhone 5

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“Larger display, slimmer, lighter, better battery life”

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Handset description

Apple iPhone 5 details

The Apple iPhone 5, in Apple's own words is 'the best iPhone ever made.' The new iPhone offers a larger, 4.0 inch retina display, with a pixel resolution of 640 x 1136. The display is protected by Gorilla Glass for extra strength, and the rear of the device is made from aluminium instead of the glass used on the iPhone 4 and 4S. The taller iPhone is slimmer than ever, at just 7.6mm, and weighs in at only 112g. The device supports 4G with compatibility with EE 4G UK. Dual band WiFi and HSPA+ are also available for high speed data. Running iOS 6 the iPhone 5 is powered by an energy efficient A6 processor, with improved standby and talk time. The iPhone 5 has an 8.0 Megapixel iSight camera, with Panorama feature, plus 1080p HD video. The front camera can record 720p HD video and Facetime is now available via 3G.

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Vodafone
24 months
Free
£26.81
regular rental
£33.00
  • 600 minutes a month
  • Unlimited texts
  • 500MB data per month
9 months
half price
  • You pay £33.00 a month for 24 months but save £148.50 when you redeem cash back - a total cost of £643.50
  • Redeem your cash back in five stages at month 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18
See deal Mobiles.co.uk
Vodafone
24 months
Free
£26.81
regular rental
£33.00
  • 600 minutes a month
  • Unlimited texts
  • 500MB data per month
9 months
half price
  • You pay £33.00 a month for 24 months but save £148.50 when you redeem cash back - a total cost of £643.50
  • Redeem your cash back in five stages at month 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18
See deal Mobiles.co.uk
O2
24 months
Free
£27.33
regular rental
£32.00
  • 600 minutes a month
  • Unlimited texts
  • 750MB data per month
7 months
half price
  • You pay £32.00 a month for 24 months but save £112.00 when you redeem cash back - a total cost of £656.00
  • Redeem your cash back in five stages at month 4, 8, 12, 15 and 18
See deal Buymobiles Net
Vodafone
24 months
Free
£27.50
regular rental
£33.00
  • 600 minutes a month
  • Unlimited texts
  • 500MB data per month
4 months
free
  • You pay £33.00 a month for 24 months but save £132.00 when you redeem cash back - a total cost of £660.00
  • Redeem your cash back in three stages at month 6, 15 and 24
See deal Dialaphone
Vodafone
24 months
Free
£27.50
regular rental
£33.00
  • 600 minutes a month
  • Unlimited texts
  • 500MB data per month
4 months
free
  • You pay £33.00 a month for 24 months but save £132.00 when you redeem cash back - a total cost of £660.00
  • Redeem your cash back in three stages at month 6, 15 and 24
See deal Dialaphone
Orange
24 months
Free
£29.29
regular rental
£37.00
  • Unlimited minutes
  • Unlimited texts
  • 1GB data per month
5 months
free
  • You pay £37.00 a month for 24 months but save £185.00 when you redeem cash back - a total cost of £703.00
  • Redeem your cash back in three stages at month 6, 15 and 24
See deal Dialaphone
Orange
24 months
Free
£29.29
regular rental
£37.00
  • Unlimited minutes
  • Unlimited texts
  • 1GB data per month
5 months
free
  • You pay £37.00 a month for 24 months but save £185.00 when you redeem cash back - a total cost of £703.00
  • Redeem your cash back in three stages at month 6, 15 and 24
See deal Dialaphone
Vodafone
24 months
Free
£30.83
regular rental
£37.00
  • Unlimited minutes
  • Unlimited texts
  • 2GB data per month
4 months
free
  • You pay £37.00 a month for 24 months but save £148.00 when you redeem cash back - a total cost of £740.00
  • Redeem your cash back in five stages at month 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18
See deal Mobiles.co.uk
Vodafone
24 months
Free
£30.83
regular rental
£37.00
  • Unlimited minutes
  • Unlimited texts
  • 2GB data per month
4 months
free
  • You pay £37.00 a month for 24 months but save £148.00 when you redeem cash back - a total cost of £740.00
  • Redeem your cash back in five stages at month 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18
See deal Mobiles.co.uk
Tmobile
24 months
Free
£31.00
regular rental
£31.00
  • 1000 minutes a month
  • Unlimited texts
  • Unlimited data
  • You pay £31.00 a month for 24 months - a total cost of £744.00
See deal Dialaphone

Handset specs

Reasons to buy the iPhone 5

  • 7.6 mmReally Thin7.6 mm
  • 58.5x7.6x123.8 mmSmall58.5x7.6x123.8 mm
  • 326 PPISharp Display326 PPI
  • 8.0 megapixelGood Camera8.0 megapixel
  • 80.000 MbpsMax data speeds80.000 Mbps

General
Manufacturer Apple  
Operating system iOS  
Release date September 2012  
Sim card type Nano  

Sensors
Accelerometer Yes  
Proximity Yes  
Compass Yes  
Barometer No  
Gyroscope Yes  
GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS  

Size & Weight
Form Factor Candy Bar  
Thickness 7.6 mm Is thinner than average
Size 58.5x7.6x123.8mm Is smaller than average
Weight 112.0 g Is average weight

Battery
Battery type Lithium Polymer  
Capacity 1440 mah Has a smaller than average battery capacity
Standby 225.0 hours Gives less than average time in standby
Talktime 8.0 hours Provides average talktime

Display
Display size 4.00 inches Has an average size screen
Screen type TFT  
Resolution 640x1136 Has an average size screen resolution
Pixels per inch 326 ppi Has higher than average pixels per inch
Touchscreen type Capacitive  

Processing Power
Memory 1024 MB Has an average amount of RAM

Storage
Internal Storage 16GB  

Camera & Video
Primary Camera 8.0 MP Has a higher than average megapixel camera
Flash No  
LED Flash Yes  
HDR Imaging Yes  
GEO Tagging Yes  
Auto Focus Yes  
Fixed Focus No  
Touch Focus Yes  
Face Detection Yes  
Smile Detection No  
Image Stabilisation Yes  
Primary Camera Video 0 fps  
Video Quality 720p HD, 1080p HD  
2nd Camera 1.3 MP Has an average secondary

Data Speeds & Network
Network Speeds GPRS (0.128 mbps)
EDGE (0.384 mbps)
HSPA (14.400 mbps)
HSPA+ (21.000 mbps)
4G LTE (80.000 mbps)
 Has ultra fast maximum data speeds
Generation 3G, 4G  
NFC No  
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular  
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP  
USB v2.0  

Sound & Music
MP3 Player Yes  
FM Radio No  
Loudspeaker Yes  

Cost
On Pay Monthly £26.81 per month  
On Pay As You Go £0.00 per handset  

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