iPhone 5 Travels 20,096 Miles Before Ending Up in Your Hands [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Neha Prakash
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iPhone 5 Travels 20,096 Miles Before Ending Up in Your Hands [INFOGRAPHIC]

Chances are, you didn't travel very far to pick up the latest iPhone 5 from your local Apple store. But did you know that the smartphone had a whole other life before you even met it?

Mobile Madhouse tracked the worldwide journey an iPhone 5 makes to get all its necessary parts for assembly.

iPhones make seven stops around the globe -- traveling approximately 20,096 miles -- before heading back to Apple headquarters and getting shipped to you.

Check out the iPhone 5's entire trip in the infographic, below. What do you think about its lengthy journey? Tell us in the comments.

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