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Apple iPhone 5
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Specs
Dimensions (LxWxH)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
Weight
112 g
Colour display
16 million colours
Resolution
1136 x 640 pixels
Touch screen
Yes
Talk time
Up to 8 hours
Stand-by time
Up to 9 days
Phone memory
1 GB RAM, 16/32/64 GB storage
Memory card slot
No
SIM type
Nano SIM
GSM 850 MHz
Yes
GSM 900 MHz
Yes
GSM 1800 MHz
Yes
GSM 1900 MHz
Yes
GPRS
Yes
EDGE (EGPRS)
Yes
3G (UMTS)
Yes
HSDPA (3.5G)
Yes
SMS
Yes
MMS
Yes
Chat
Yes
Email
Yes
Camera
8 megapixels
Video player
Yes
Video recorder
Yes
Video call
Yes
Music player
Yes
Radio
No
Podcasts
No
Voice recorder
Yes
Internal GPS
Yes
Maps/Navigation
Maps
Calendar
Yes
Tasks
Yes
Notes
Yes
Alarm
Yes
Stopwatch
Yes
Countdown timer
Yes
Calculator
Yes
Office applications
No
Browser
Yes
RSS reader
No
Wi-Fi
Yes
USB data cable
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
Data modem
Yes
Synchronisation with computer
Yes
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