<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 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>
when did the iphone 5 first come out
when did the iphone 5 first come out
September 21 , 2012
September 21 , 2012