Apple iPhone 5 not quite the “world’s thinnest smartphone”

Apple today unveiled its latest smartphone, the Apple iPhone 5, billing it as “the world’s thinnest smartphone” during the announcement. Unfortunately, the claim is not quite accurate as a number of other devices have been slimmer.

Apple iPhone 5 the thinnest smartphone?

Among the smartphones that are thinner than the iPhone 5 are the Huawei Ascend P1 S (6.8 millimeters) and the Motorola RAZR (7.1 millimeters) among others.

It’s unlikely that Apple’s mistake was unintentional. They should have just left it at “the thinnest phone we’ve ever made.”

Read more: Strategy Analytics (Source: BGR)