Apple says iPhone 5 is the thinnest smartphone in the world, turns out it isn’t

September 13th, 2012, 16:13 by Peter

Apple’s Phil Schiller called the new iPhone 5 “the world’s thinnest smartphone”, but many makers have made that claim for many phones. It happens often and sometimes it’s not true. So, how does the new iPhone stack up against the competition?

I’ve prepared a table with every “world’s thinnest” smartphone we could dig up plus various high-end phones that are competing with Apple’s latest flagship.

Phone Thickness Weight Availability

Apple iPhone 4S 9.3mm 140g Yes

Apple iPhone 5 7.6mm 112g In a week

Samsung Galaxy S III 8.6mm 133g Yes

HTC One X 8.9mm 130g Yes

HTC One S 7.8mm 120g Yes

Samsung Ativ S 8.7mm 135g Soon

Nokia Lumia 920 10.7mm 185g Soon

Nokia Lumia 820 9.9mm 160g Soon

Motorola RAZR 7.1mm* 127g Yes

Motorola RAZR HD 8.4mm* 146g Soon

Motorola RAZR M 8.3mm* 126g Soon

Huawei Ascend P1s 6.7mm 130g Soon

Panasonic Eluga DL1 7.8mm 103g Yes

Oppo Finder 6.7mm 125g Soon

Fujitsu Arrows F-07D 6.7mm 105g Yes

NEC Medias N-04C 7.7mm 105g Yes



* At the thinnest part



So, no the iPhone 5 isn’t the thinnest smartphone in the world. As far as currently available devices go, the Fujitsu Arrows F-07D takes that title. Sure, it’s not an easy phone to get hold of, but it exists.



And there are at least a couple of other phones that will soon be available and are thinner than the iPhone 5. Note that I’m not counting the Motorola RAZR because the top part of the phone is much thicker than the claimed 7.1mm (even though the part where you actually hold the phone is really that slim).

Can you think of a super slim smartphone that I forgot? Be sure to mention it in the comments section below.

Ref:gsmarena