The iPhone 5 began to spread globally and Apple has achieved millions of sales, and now the device is booked for the next 3-4 weeks, and next Friday it will be available in 22 additional countries, as the device began to reach the Arab countries and the price of the iPhone 5, the 16 GB version, has reached Egypt. To more than $ 1350, and some are now thinking of buying it, but there is an important question that worries many people, which is 4G technology, will it work in our Arab countries or not, and why? There is also more than one iPhone version, which device can you buy? How does he teach the American version of the world? And other questions.

When cell phones arose and a global agreement took place on specific frequencies, such as the second and third generation frequencies, which are 2100/850/900/1800/1900 MHz, but 4G / LTE technology was delayed in spreading globally, so some frequencies were used in some other countries by institutions Or military entities or for other reasons, so when the fourth generation networks began, the frequencies they operate in different countries appeared, and a large number of frequencies appeared, and they were termed in a digital form. You can refer to our article on networks The fourth generation in the iPad to know more.

Because of the difference in frequencies, Apple released 3 copies of the iPhone 5, an illusion

  • The first version, CDMA, is of little interest to us, as this type is almost absent in most Arab and European countries.
  • The second version is the A1428 model, and it supports the fourth-generation networks, Band 4, which are frequencies (2100 / 1700MHz), and Band 17, which is frequency networks (700MHz), and these frequencies are only available in the United States of America.
  •  The third version is the international version, which is the A1429 model and supports the fourth generation networks of Band 1, which is a frequency (2100MHz), Band 5 (850MHz) and finally Band 1 which is a frequency (1800MHz).

According to the Apple conference and its website, the iPhone 5 is compatible with 9G networks in 1429 countries only, namely America, Britain, Germany, Canada, Australia, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong. It did not mention any other countries, but rather that the rest of Europe, such as France and other countries, the phone will work there with the high-speed DC-HSDPA technology (less than the fourth generation), but there is an important point, which is that the last model A3 supports the most widespread waves in the world and the Band 1800 is (XNUMXMHz) is the same frequency supported and used by du and Emirates Telecom. There are also some other countries in which the fourth generation will operate in the same wave, so we may repeat it. The iPhone may work on its networks in one way or another, so it It is recommended that you buy the iPhone 5 of the A1429 model Even if the fourth generation networks do not work in your country, you may travel to any country other than the United States and find the phone supports this high-speed network.

The automatic question that comes to mind is How do we know that the iPhone 5 is of the A1429 and not the A1428 ??? The answer is

  • If you buy the device from Britain or any country other than the United States, the device will be world-class, not the American one.
  • If you are buying it directly from the seller in your country, and if the phone works, you can go to Settings> General> About> Legal> Regulation and the model number will appear at the top.

The picture shows the A1387 iPhone 4S model

  • If the device is new, you can simply know it from the back of the box (at the bottom), where it writes all the details, including the Model Number

Is the iPhone 5's failure to support XNUMXG networks in your country an obstacle to your owning the phone? Do you expect it to work on the networks of Arab countries in the future?

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