Apple

The iPhone 5 is a touchscreen-based smartphone developed by Apple. It is the sixth generation of the iPhone and succeeds the iPhone 4S. The phone is aslimmer, lighter model that introduces a higher-resolution, 4-inch screen to the series with 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio support. The phone alsoincludes a custom-designed ARMv7 processor called the Apple A6,[5] an update to Apple's mobile operating system known as iOS 6, and support for LTE.[6]
Appleheld an event to formally introduce the phone on September 12, 2012.[7] After Apple began taking pre-orders on September 14, 2012, over two millionwere received within 24 hours.[8] Initial demand for the iPhone 5 exceeded the supply available at launch on September 21, 2012,[9][10] and has beendescribed by Apple as "extraordinary", with pre-orders having sold twenty times faster than its predecessors.[11]
While reception to the iPhone 5 has beengenerally positive, the new Maps application has been negatively received and was reported to contain many serious errors.[12][13] Several hardware issueshave also received criticism from consumers and reviewers, including an unintended purple hue in photos taken by the iPhone 5 and an issue with itscoating being prone to chipping.[14][15] In addition, there have been a small number of reports claiming a light leak around the bezel near the top of thedisplay on white models.[16] Also, some incompatibilities with certain LTE networks are an issue, despite being the first Apple phone to support LTE.[17]