<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The iPhone 5 is a smartphone designed and marketed by Apple Inc . It is the sixth generation of the iPhone, succeeding the iPhone 4S and preceding the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C . Formally unveiled as part of a press event on September 12, 2012, it was released on September 21, 2012 . The iPhone 5 is the first iPhone to be announced in September and setting a trend for subsequent iPhone releases, the first iPhone to be completely developed under the guidance of Tim Cook and the last iPhone to be overseen by Steve Jobs . </P> <P> The iPhone 5 featured major design changes in comparison to its predecessor . These included an aluminum - based body which was thinner and lighter than previous models, a taller screen with a nearly 16: 9 aspect ratio, the Apple A6 system - on - chip, LTE support, and Lightning, a new compact dock connector which replaced the 30 - pin design used by previous iPhone models . This was the second Apple phone to include its new Sony - made 8 MP camera, which was first introduced on the iPhone 4S . </P>

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