iPhone 5 For Dummies, 6th Edition

The Big Picture

The iPhone has many best-of-class features, but perhaps its most unusual feature is the lack of a physical keyboard or stylus. Instead, it has a super-high-resolution touchscreen (326 pixels per inch for iPhone 4, 4S, and 5; 160 pixels per inch for other models) that you operate using a pointing device you’re already intimately familiar with: your finger.

What’s in the box?

Somehow we think you’ve already opened the elegant box that the iPhone came in. But if you didn’t, here’s what you can expect to find inside:

Stereo headset or EarPods (iPhone 5 only): Use it for music, videos, and, yes, phone calls. The headset contains a built-in microphone for making yourself heard during phone calls.

Dock connector or Lightning (iPhone 5 only)–to–USB cable: Use this handy cable to sync or charge your iPhone. You can plug the USB connector into your PC or Macintosh to sync or into the included USB power adapter. By the way, if you prefer to have your iPhone standing up on your desk while you charge or sync it, as we do, check out one of the optional charging/syncing docks available from Apple and others.

USB power adapter: Use this adapter to recharge your iPhone from a standard ...