iPhone 5 Repair

Background and Identification ¶ 

The iPhone 5 is Apple's 6th iteration of the iPhone. Announced on September 12, 2012 at an Apple event at the Yerba Buena Theater in San Francisco, the iPhone 5 improves on the body styling of the iPhone 4 line by increasing the screen size and reducing the weight and thickness of the device. The update also saw the inclusion of LTE cellular wireless networking, and the introduction of a new, proprietary I/O connector—the Lightning connector.

It's easy to distinguish the iPhone 5 from previous models by its 4" display, aluminum-and-glass rear panel, and all-new Lightning connector. In addition, the iPhone's headphone jack was moved from the top to the bottom of the phone just like the iPod Touch lineup.

Technical Specifications ¶ 

Announce date: September 12, 2012

Model: A1428, A1429

Developer: http://www.apple.com

Operating System: iOS 6

Display (Retina Display):

• 4 in (102 mm)
• Multitouch widescreen
• 640 x 1136 pixel resolution at 326 ppi
• 800:1 contrast ratio
• LED backlit IPS TFT LCD
• Fingerprint resistant oleophobic coating on front

Camera: Contains both front and rear facing cameras.

• Front Camera
  • Portrait photos at 1.2 MP
  • VGA (720p) at 30fps
  • Support for FaceTime over cellular + wifi

• Rear Camera
  • 8 MP
  • HD Video (1080p) at 30fps
  • LED Flash
  • IR filter
  • 5 element lens
  • Facial recognition / image stabilization
  • Panorama photo
  • Photo while recording video

Processor: Apple A6

RAM: 1 GB DDR2

Storage: 16, 32, 64 GB Flash Memory

Wireless Connectivity:

• Integrated 802.11 a/b/g/n (Dual band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
• Bluetooth 4.0
• GSM model A1428: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 4 and 17)
• CDMA model A1429: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900, 2100 MHz); UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5, 13, 25)
• GSM model A1429: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5)
• Digital Compass
• GPS and GLONASS signal reception

Battery: 3.8 V, 1440 mAh lithium-ion polymer

Dimensions: 4.87 × 2.31 × 0.30 in (123.8 × 58.6 × 7.6 mm)

Weight: 112 g (4.0 oz)

Colors: Black/Slate or White/Silver

Troubleshooting ¶ 

• Diagnose and repair screen backlight issues with our iDevice Backlight Troubleshooting Page.

Additional Information ¶ 

• Wikipedia: iPhone 5
• Every iPhone: iPhone 5 GSM
• Every iPhone: iPhone 5 CDMA
• CNET: iPhone 5 Review
• Apple: iPhone Products