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Apple iPhone 5 Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
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4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
64 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
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The Honor 3C by Huawei may be cheap at £110, but it lacks 4G and comes with the ancient Android Jelly Bean, making it a poor choice even at that price.Read more
5 inches of HD, quad-core Android phone for just £110Read more
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4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
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4 stars
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38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
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4.1 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 10Android 4.2Android 4.3
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.3 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A6 APL0598MediaTek MT6582Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
GPU modelPowerVR SGX543ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400
RAM memory1 GB2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in5.0 in4.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi294.0 ppi306.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesnono
Scratch resistant displayyesnoyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f2.6 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx5.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB64GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
PlasticPlastic
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height4.87 in5.49 in5.38 in
Width2.31 in2.81 in2.78 in
Depth0.3 in0.36 in0.34 in
Weight3.95 oz4.94 oz4.69 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnonoyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNoMHL
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPA
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesno
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequenciesRegional
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity1440.0 mAh2300.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time225.0 h
N/A
830.0 h
Talk time8.0 h
N/A
22.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging nonono

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