David Hanak NgoSepthemba 12, 2012, i-Apple yethula i-iPhone 5 emhlabeni, okwakuyithuluzi lokuguqula ngezindlela eziningi. Bekuyi-iPhone yokuqala ukulahla isixhumi esidala samaphini angama-30 bese sishintshela ku-Lightning, esisenayo nanamuhla. Futhi bekuyi-iPhone yokuqala ukufaka isibonisi esikhulu kuno-3,5″. Kuphinde kwaba yi-iPhone yokuqala eyethulwa ngoSepthemba (ukuqhubeka kwenkambiso ye-Apple), futhi bekuyi-iPhone yokuqala ukuthuthukiswa ngokugcwele ngaphansi kukaTim Cook. Kuleli sonto, i-iPhone 5 ibekwe ohlwini lwamadivayisi amadala nangasekelwe.
Na lesi sixhumanisi ungabuka uhlu lwemikhiqizo i-Apple eyibheka njengesiphelelwe yisikhathi futhi ayinikezi nganoma yiluphi uhlobo losekelo olusemthethweni. I-Apple inohlelo olunezigaba ezimbili zalo mkhiqizo wokuthatha umhlalaphansi. Esigabeni sokuqala, umkhiqizo umakwe ngokuthi "Vintage". Empeleni, lokhu kusho ukuthi lo mkhiqizo awusathengiswa ngokusemthethweni, kodwa isikhathi seminyaka emihlanu sesiqalile lapho i-Apple inganikeza ukulungiswa kwesevisi yangemva kwewaranti kanye nezingxenye ezisele. Ngemva kweminyaka emihlanu kusukela ekupheleni kokuthengisa, umkhiqizo uba "Obsolete", okungukuthi uphelelwe yisikhathi.
Kulokhu, i-Apple isiqede noma yiluphi uhlobo losekelo olusemthethweni futhi ayisakwazi ukusevisa idivayisi endala kangako, njengoba inkampani ayinaso isibopho sokugcina izingxenye eziyisipele. Uma umkhiqizo usuyidivayisi engasasebenzi, i-Apple ngeke ibe usizo olukhulu ngayo. Kusukela ngo-Okthoba 30, i-iPhone 5 yengezwe kulolu hlu lomhlaba wonke, oluthole isibuyekezo sokugcina sesofthiwe ngokufika kwe-iOS 10.3.3, okungukuthi ngoJulayi wonyaka odlule. Ngakho-ke lesi ukuphela kwalokho abaningi abakubheka njenge-smartphone ebukeka kahle kunazo zonke.
