Apple iPhone 5

iPhone 5 at a glance

The iPhone 5 is thinner and at just 112 grams lighter than its predecessor. And this even though the display has been increased from 3.5 to 4 inches (10.16cm). The 123.8mm (h) x 58.6mm (w) dimensions are perfect for one-hand operation. The iPhone 5 lies ideally in the hand, you immediately feel the high-quality housing materials made of aluminum and glass. The fact that the iPhone 5 accommodates so much powerful technology in a case that is only 7.6mm thin proves once again Apple's high engineering skills.

Already the predecessor, the iPhone 4s is a really fast smartphone. Surfing and downloading apps without waiting, both are great fun. With the A6 chipset, the iPhone 5 has become even faster - in current benchmarks, the Apple A6 chip even stands out quad-core processor technology of many competitors. This also applies to photos - the excellent camera is ready in a flash, in tests the iPhone 5 shutter release was ready to go a whole second faster than on the iPhone 4. With the A6, the iPhone 5 achieves up to twice the overall speed of the iPhone 4 - without sacrificing battery life.

iPhone 5 is the biggest iPhone ever: the screen has grown from 3.5 inches to 4 inches (10.16 cm). The aspect ratio has also changed from 3:2 to 16:9: This allows you to watch movies on your iPhone 5 without black bars and in HD quality. Like the iPhone 4, Apple also equipped the iPhone 5 with the high-resolution retina display, but with 18% more pixels. The result is impressive: Inside and out, the iPhone 5 convinces with a brilliant resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels and a 44% higher color saturation than its predecessor. The display always remains easy to read from every possible and impossible perspective. The pixel density of 326ppi ensures crisp and realistic images - for visible pixels on the iPhone the same applies as always: noun. A practical innovation for the iPhone 4 and 5 is the iOs6 for quick tippers: The German umlauts are now directly selectable again, which saves time when typing.

With 500 cd/ m² (display brightness) and a contrast ratio of 800:1, the iPhone 5 also looks great outdoors.Where other displays reveal their problems with outdoor legibility, iPhone 5 doesn't weaken.