The iPhone 5s is purposefully imagined. Meticulously considered and precision crafted.
Technical Specifications
Finish - Space Gray
Capacity - 16GB
Weight & Dimensions
- Height: 4.87 inches (123.8 mm)
- Width: 2.31 inches (58.6 mm)
- Depth: 0.30 inch (7.6 mm)
- Weight: 3.95 ounces (112 grams)
Chips - A7 chip with 64-bit architecture, M7 motion coprocessor
Location
- Assisted GPS and GLONASS
- Digital compass
- Wi-Fi
- Cellular
- iBeacon microlocation
Touch ID - Fingerprint identity sensor built into the Home button
Display
- Retina display
- 4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
- 1136-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi
- 800:1 contrast ratio (typical)
- 500 cd/m2 max brightness (typical)
- Full sRGB standard
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front
- Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
iSight Camera
- 8 megapixels with 1.5u pixels
- f/2.2 aperture
- Sapphire crystal lens cover
- True Tone flash
- Backside illumination sensor
- Five-element lens
- Hybrid IR filter
- Autofocus
- Tap to focus
- Exposure control
- Auto HDR for photos
- Face detection
- Panorama
- Auto image stabilization
- Burst mode
- Photo geotagging
Video Recording
- 1080p HD video recording (30 fps)
- True Tone flash
- Slo-mo video (120 fps)
- Time-lapse video
- Video stabilization
- Take still photos while recording video
- Face detection
- 3x zoom
- Video geotagging
FaceTime Camera
- 1.2MP photos (1280 by 960)
- f/2.4 aperture
- 720p HD video recording
- Auto HDR for photos
- Backside illumination sensor
- Face detection
- Exposure control
Video Calling
- FaceTime
- iPhone 5s to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or cellular
- HVGA-resolution (480 by 368) calls over Wi-Fi
Audio Calling
- FaceTime
- iPhone 5s to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or cellular
- Wi-Fi calling
Audio Playback
- Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
- User-configurable maximum volume limit
TV and Video
- AirPlay Mirroring, photos, audio, and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later)
- Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p through Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately)
- Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 1080p, 60 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
External Buttons and Connectors
- On/off - Sleep/wake
- Volume up/down
- Ring/silent
- Home/Touch ID sensor
- 3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack
- Microphone
- Built-in speaker
- Lightning connector
Power and Battery
- Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
- Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
- Talk time: Up to 10 hours on 3G
- Standby time: Up to 10 days
- Internet use: Up to 8 hours on 3G, up to 10 hours on LTE, up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi
- Video playback: Up to 10 hours
- Audio playback: Up to 40 hours
Sensors
- Touch ID
- Three-axis gyro
- Accelerometer
- Proximity sensor
- Ambient light sensor
Built-in Apps
- Camera
- Photos
- Health
- Messages
- Phone
- FaceTime
- Mail
- Music
- Wallet
- Safari
- Maps
- Calendar
- iTunes Store
- App Store
- Notes
- News
- Contacts
- iBooks
- Game Center
- Weather
- Reminders
- Clock
- Videos
- Stocks
- Calculator
- Voice Memos
- Compass
- Podcasts
- Watch
- Tips
- iCloud Drive
Free Apps from Apple
- iMovie
- Pages
- Keynote
- Numbers
- iTunes U
- GarageBand
- Apple Store
- Trailers
- Remote
- Find My iPhone
- Find My Friends
SIM Card
- Nano-SIM
- iPhone 5s is not compatible with existing micro-SIM cards.
Connector - Lightning
Mail Attachment Support
Viewable document types - .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel); .zip; .ics
System Requirements
- Apple ID (required for some features)
- Internet access
- Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:
- Mac: OS X v 10.8.5 or later
- PC: Windows 7 or later
- iTunes 12.3 or later
Environmental Requirements
- Operating ambient temperature: 32 to 95 degrees F (0 to 35 degrees C)
- Nonoperating temperature: -4 to 113 degrees F (-20 to 45 degrees C)
- Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
- Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet (3000 m)
Languages
Language Support - English (Australia, Canada, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional Hong Kong), French (Canada, France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Mexico, Spain), Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
QuickType keyboard support - English (Australia, Canada, India, UK, U.S.), Chinese - Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese - Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke, Sucheng, Zhuyin), French (Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Kana, Romaji), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Marathi, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic, Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese
QuickType keyboard support with predictive input - English (Australia, Canada, India, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), French (Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish (Mexico, Spain), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Thai, Turkish
Dictation languages - English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), Spanish (Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Spain, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Cantonese (Hong Kong), Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malaysian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovakian, Swedish, Turkish, Thai, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Siri languages - English (Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Singapore, UK, U.S.), Spanish (Mexico, Spain, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Cantonese (Hong Kong), Swedish (Sweden), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Norwegian (Norway), Russian (Russia), Turkish (Turkey), Thai (Thailand), Portuguese (Brazil)
Definition dictionary support - English, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
Bilingual dictionary support - Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish
Spell check - English (Australia, Canada, UK, U.S.), French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Russian, Swedish, Turkish
