The iPhone 5s might look like an iPhone 5 on the outside, but a few things have changed on the inside, making it, as you’ve probably guessed, the best iPhone yet.
Apple usually doesn’t brag too much about specs because, as my wife says, “it’s not about the size of your processor, it’s about what you do with it.” All jokes aside, even though Apple dropped a few tech specs today, we wanted to gather them up all under one roof.
More importantly, we have listed the iPhone 5s tech specs below for historical purposes. In several years from now, when the iPhone 5s is nowhere to be found on Apple’s website, this post will help us have a look back on the iPhone 5s and its specs in one convenient place…
Finish:
- Space Gray
- Gold
- Silver
Capacity and Price:
- 16GB – $199
- 32GB – $299
- 64GB – $399
Weight and 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
Cellular and Wireless:
- Model A1533 (GSM)*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25)
- Model A1533 (CDMA)*: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25)
- Model A1453*: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26)
- Model A1457*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
- Model A1530*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20); TD-LTE (Bands 38, 39, 40)
- 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
- Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
Location:
- Assisted GPS and GLONASS
- Digital compass
- Wi-Fi
- Cellular
Touch ID:
- Fingerprint identity sensor built into the Home button
Display:
- Retina display
- 4-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
- 1136-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi
- 800:1 contrast ratio (typical)
- 500 cd/m2 max brightness (typical)
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front
- Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
iSight Camera:
- 8 megapixels with 1.5µ pixels
- ƒ/2.2 aperture
- Sapphire crystal lens cover
- True Tone flash
- Backside illumination sensor
- Five-element lens
- Hybrid IR filter
- Autofocus
- Tap to focus
- Face detection
- Panorama
- Burst mode
- Photo geotagging
Video Recording:
- 1080p HD video recording
- 30 fps
- True Tone flash
- Slo-mo video
- Improved video stabilization
- Take still photo while recording video
- Face detection
- 3x zoom
- Video geotagging
FaceTime Camera:
- 1.2MP photos (1280 by 960)
- 720p HD video recording
- Backside illumination sensor
Video Calling:
- FaceTime
- iPhone 5s to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or cellular
- Initiate video calls over LTE, DC-HSDPA, HSPA+, 3G, and 2G
- HVGA-resolution (480 by 368) calls over Wi-Fi
Audio Calling:
- FaceTime
- iPhone 5s to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi‑Fi or cellular
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 and video out to Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation)
- 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
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 250 hours
- 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:
- Three-axis gyro
- Accelerometer
- Proximity sensor
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint identity sensor
In the Box:
- iPhone 5s with iOS 7
- Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic
- Lightning to USB Cable
- USB Power Adapter
- Documentation
Of course, you can see all this on the iPhone 5s official tech specs page.