iPhone 5 Price, Specs, Features & Overview

Looking to buy the iPhone 5, or need more information on this latest smartphone device by Apple?  You’ve come to the right place!  We have a look at the latest details on the device, including those important features, specs, and of course prices for the popular new smartphone.  The new iPhone from Apple packs plenty of great aspects, with consumers able to purchase them through various retailers including Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and of course the various service providers.  Virgin Mobile was one of the latest to jump on board, offering their low “no contract” monthly plans for the iPhone, at a higher price point for the product.  While there’s rumors of a new iPhone 5s or iPhone 6 coming in the future, for now this is one of Apple’s top smartphones on the market.

So let’s delve into the various iPhone 5 features first!

The Apple iPhone 5 (front)

Ports
The Apple iPhone 5 is the first gadget to stop using the standard 30-pin connector which Apple supplied with previous iPhones and other products they made in the past. The new iPhone is installed with a smaller digital port. It supports USB 2.0 and has a reversible design meaning that it works both ways. The new device also boasts of Apple’s brand new EarPods which can be used as headsets when receiving calls. If you own several accessories for older iPhones, Apple provides various adaptors to enable you use older 30-pin accessories. The primary adaptor can be purchased at a price of $ 25 while a short lighting to-30-pin costs $30
The lighting port includes 8 pins and can automatically reassign their functions. This implies that lighting cables and adaptors comprise processors.

Wi-Fi and 4G
The Iphone 5 boasts of an LTE modem. It can be able to support 4G internet connections. It also uses a nano SIM, which is smaller unlike the micro SIM used by other iphone versions. Wi-Fi has been enhanced to dual-band 802.11n radio. This implies that it can be able to connect on 2.4GHz and 5GHz with appropriate wireless routers and wireless routers.

Dimensions and construction
The sleek iPhone 5 is extremely thin and light, even with the slightly-resized display and body. It weighs in at a lightweight 112 grams and has a size of 124 x 59 x 7.6 millimeters in terms of the measurement specs. The phone is gorgeous and attractive. The quality of the phone is first-class. It has an aluminum unique body with glass inserts at the upper and base the rear panel.

Faster downloads
With iphone 5, you can be able to add wireless standards such as DC-HSDPA or LTE. These enable faster browsing, downloading or streaming online content. It can attain up to 150 Mbps wireless connection speeds. Apps launch, web site load and email attachments are instant!

Operating system & processor
The iPhone 5 is incorporated with a new A6 chip to enhance performance and battery life. The chip is stronger due to the many features added on the new OS.

iSight
It has a new iSight with 8 megapixels. It has been completely redesigned with improved optical performance. Its about 25% smaller compared to the iPhone 4S camera. The panorama feature allows for clearer pictures as well as images of up to 28 megapixels.

4-inch retina display
The new iPhone 5 features a 4-inch screen designed the right way.  Owners of this device are able to type on the screen using just one hand, or a finger.  The phone also allows you to view web pages better, displays more apps on the Home screen and the calendar displays more events. So with the new iPhone 5, the texts you read, the games you play, the pictures you view or your favorite apps appear and feel really vivid and lifelike. You can be able to view widescreen HD video!!!

Size and weight specs:
Height: 4.87 inches
Width 2.31 inches
Depth 0.30 inch

Location
Digital compass
Wi-Fi
Assisted GPS and GLONASS
Cellular

Camera and video
8-megapixel iSight camera
Autofocus
LED flash
Panoroma
Image and video geotagging
Face detection

Power and battery
Built in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
8 hours talk time on 3g
40 hours audio playback and 10 hour video playback

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iPhone 5 Price & Services
The latest smartphone is available in two different colors; black and slate, or white and silver.

If you go through many of the major retailers and get the new iPhone with a cell service contract, you can expect to pay $50 or more per month for service.  The 16 GB Iphone costs $199, 32GB $299 and 32 GB is worth $399.  Some of the retailers offering the smartphone include Target, Walmart and Best Buy, with AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon among the service providers.

Virgin Mobile began offering the new iPhone as of July 2013 for a starting price of $549 for the 16GB model.  Their service plans (which offer both 3G, and 4G data* – where available) start as low as approximately $35 per month for Virgin Mobile service users.  See more details at their official website.