Ngenkathi i-Apple yethula ukuxhumana kombani ezandleni ze-iPhone 5, iningi labo bekungabasebenzisi abaphakamise izandla zabo ekhanda kwazise wonke amadivayisi anokuxhumeka kwamaphini angama-30 babengasasebenzisaniOkungenani ekuqaleni futhi inqobo nje uma singasebenzisi i-pin engu-30 kwi-adaptha yombani, i-adaptha eyayinenani lama-euro angama-30.
Kusukela kwethulwa i-iPhone 5, sekudlule iminyaka eyisithupha, isikhathi esanele ngaphezu kwabasebenzisi abanamadivayisi anokuxhumana okungamaphini angama-30, njengezipikha, babe nesikhathi sokuzivuselela ngamamodeli yesimanje kakhulu, ngakho-ke inqume ukuhoxa ku-Apple Store online, i-30-pin kuya ku-adaptha yombani.
Ushintsho olusuka ekuxhumekeni kwamaphini angama-30 kuye ekuxhumaneni kombani, kwakungeyona i-apula whim, yize ekuqaleni kungabonakala. Lolu hlobo lokuxhumana alusivumeli nje kuphela ukushaja i-iPhone noma i-iPad yethu ngokushesha okukhulu, kungakhathalekile ukuthi ishaja inamandla kangakanani, kepha futhi, ijubane lokudluliswa kwedatha liphakeme kakhulu, okusivumela ukuthi sidlulise imininingwane ngesikhathi esincane kakhulu.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, unga futhi sebenzisa njengembobo yehedfoni, njengoba sibonile ngokwethulwa kwe-iPhone 7, imodeli yokuqala ye-iPhone yokwenza ngaphandle kwejackphone jack. Inkinga ngalo mqondo ukuthi awukwazi ukukhokhisa i-iPhone ngenkathi ulalele umculo ngama-headphone akho owathandayo, kepha lokho sekuvele kukhona ama-AirPod noma amanye ama-headphone angenantambo anokuxhumeka kwe-bluetooth.
Uma i-iPhone 5 kwakuyi-iPhone yokuqala enokuxhumeka kombani, i-iPad yesizukulwane sesine (ekhishwe izinyanga eziyisithupha ngemuva kwesizukulwane sesithathu) kanye nePad mini, kwakuyizinhlobo zokuqala ze-iPad ngalolu hlobo lokuxhuma. Amahemuhemu ahlukile okuthi i-Apple ingasebenzisa ukuxhumana kwe-USB-C kuseyilokho, amahemuhemu futhi okwamanje akubonakali ukuthi inkampani ezinze eCupertino inezinhlelo zesikhashana zokuyisebenzisa ku-iPhone naku-iPad.