Using the iPhone 5 in 2021 - Review

The iPhone 5 came out in 2012 and was the last iPhone to have notable input from Steve Jobs- and it should be no surprise it's one of the best iPhones ever made. How does it hold up 9 years later?

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0:00​​​​ - Introduction
0:47 - Nostalgic Experience
3:55 - Design
8:53 - Hardware & Camera
14:14 - Conclusion

Music:

[Tech]

Minor correction - 4S and prior have 3:2 aspect ratios, not 4:3, although Wikipedia and other sources say 4:3 weirdly enough. But 960/640 = 3/2, not 4/3, so, yea, confusing lol
Hope you all enjoy this one, had a lot of fun putting it together. Did you ever own the iPhone 5? Anyone still using it?

[shawn.f]

The slate iPhone 5 was just immaculate. So classy looking even now still

[EverythingeeB]

9 years... gosh how time flies. I remember getting my 5 like it was the other day.

[drewcollier]

This was my first phone. iOS 6 is so beautiful too.

[samdavidh]

Using the iPhone 5 in 2021 is my life. Not because I can't upgrade, but because I don't need to. It's a brilliant phone, and even though it's slow it still holds up great on the daily for me!

[johndillier]

I’ll never forget holding the 5 for the first time back in the day. It was impossibly light. It made me feel like we had truly reached the future.

[Viktor-dorp]

So many memories with this phone, I would always ask my aunt so I could play angry birds on it, those were the good days, the days where we were care free about the world, no problems, and just simply having fun.

[IndellableHatesHandles]

It looks the best to date, in my opinion. It's strangely retro.

[radycz]

iPhone 5 was the first iPhone I've owned, I loved design so much that only ever wanted to "upgrade" to iPhone 5S space grey, design I pretty much fell in love with. I'm so glad that Apple made iPhone 12 look similiar to iPhone 5. I have some great memories with both 5 and 5S, it's getting emotional now... <3

[messythecreator]

I was just thinking about this iPhone! It was so special to me and I miss iOS 6 deeply, thanks for uploading these reviews!

[jonathanthorpe]

I went back to using my iPhone 5 while my 11 was being repaired. To be honest it was not as bad as I thought it would be. Facebook, WhatsApp and emails worked beautifully and the battery would get me through the day.

[TNE_YT]

Holy crap, can't believe it's been 9 years! I still remember my cousin coming visit me and letting me try his new iPhone 5, it was truly a piece of art.

[SomeWolf]

I owned the iPhone 5 and runs great. I replaced the battery a year ago and it works fine. I had it for 4 years.

[peterscalise]

I used mine for about 3 years and was still in perfect condition when I upgraded to the 6S Plus. I handed it down to my mom to use since it was still like new and she was able to use that rather than pay for another phone. About another 3 years later she upgraded to an iPhone 8. I kind of regret passing down the iPhone 5 to her just because she beat it up pretty good to the point where the screen isn’t fully attached so I have to keep it inside of my old otter box defender case. After about 5 years and 4 months with my 6S Plus I finally upgraded to my 12 Pro Max. My 6S plus still works with about 76% of its battery life left. And after over 8 years my iPhone 5 still powers on no problem.

[sarmadabrar]

I stopped using my iPhone 5 in 2019 and it was the best smartphone that I ever owned .

[PointyEndUpFlameyEndDown]

I have a third generation iPad lying around, and it amazes me that I can still download TikTok on it, even though I have no interest in downloading TikTok. Nice to see that even the iPad 3 and iPhone 4s still have a flicker of life left in them! Lol

[davidhepworth]

I used to have an iPhone 5 in Silver which I got in 2014 for £200 and used for a year before getting the 6S for Christmas. I only used it for about 15 months on iOS 8 and later on the iOS 9 beta but it was a great phone which was very light, i want to find one on iOS 6, such a classic piece of Apple History. I now have an iPhone 12 which shares the same design style as the iPhone 5.

The iPhone 5 has lived on to form the bases for the iPhone SE and now the iPhone 12, iPad Pro as well as the new 24" iMac which all have flat edges which all stems back to the roots of this phone.

[the_big_al_]

I had the iPhone 5 till late 2018, when I got the iPhone 8. Still using the iphone 8 now and plan to use it till it dies. I love the classic design of the 8 and it does everything I need, mainly calling and texting and some pictures

[mattybraps]

1:39 - you get AirDrop, bigger display, bottom-mounted headphone Jack, lightning connector… on the 5 and not the 4S

[edster]

My first iphone experiance and it was a good one indeed. Wanted the 4 so bad and got just enough to wait it out for the 5 to come out. Man how time flies and looking back how much phone has come a long way just from the basics to sensors.