Test Apple iPhone 5 (16GB)

With 5 million sold iPhone 5 in a few days, the latest Apple is already gone to smash all records. But does this mean a good smartphone? If you already own an iPhone 4S, it deserves you reinvest your precious money? The answer at the end of the test.

Each output iPhone is now like clockwork music. During the long months on the day, rumors swell and become inflamed about any nut, any screw supposed to belong to the beast. Then comes the time of the announcement, which usually precedes a dozen days only commercial launch. As before him 4S, Apple suffered a real stolen criticism when unveiled its latest. But once again, the scores of pre-orders and sales were frightened, with two million pre-orders in 24 hours and 5 million units sold in the first weekend. An absolute record for a smartphone. This popular craze mean it as far as the press has been too hard on the new iPhone 5? This is what we see all throughout this test.

Start by taking a look at the specifications of the newcomer. The most striking is undoubtedly to get the side of the screen. For the first time since the original iPhone, the diagonal from 3.5 inches to 4 inches for a resolution of 640 x 1136 pixels. Under the hood, you can discover a Apple A6 chipset brand new. It is a double heart architecture, whose processors are clocked at 1.2GHz, and are supported by 1 GB of memory (RAM). Finally, the graphics chip, with three hearts, is the PowerVR SGX 543MP3. Capture photos and videos is assigned to a sensor Rear camera 8 megapixel capable of shooting in full HD resolution of 1080p (1920 x 1080 pixels). As for the front 1.2 megapixel sensor, can shoot in 720p HD.

Network side, the new iPhone appears again full compatibility with DC-HSDPA 42 Mbps (Dual Carrier), HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps and 100 Mbps LTE (4G). The Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n and the modem mode (Wi-Fi hotspot) are still in the game. As well as Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS (A-GPS). We regret, however, the lack of NFC. This contactless technology is certainly not dominant. But it democratizes every day and it will take with medium term. Note that if the LTE is to say 4G is mentioned in the specifications of the smartphone, it will not be compatible with 4G French if the regulation remains unchanged.

All the stars in a shell more elongated than in the past, but remains as wide and is mostly much lighter, with dimensions of 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm and weighs 112 grams on balance.

Pack contents:

The package is provided in which the iPhone 5 remains as always a little chick for a device as upscale. It nevertheless

• A Wired Stereo Handsfree
• microUSB cable
• A charger
• The quick start manual
• 2 Apple stickers
• A tool to exit the Nano-SIM location

As always with the iPhone, no memory card is provided to the extent that it is impossible to add more memory once the capacity of selected smartphone (16, 32 or 64 GB). Those wanting more certainly regret not seeing a 128 GB version made its appearance.