My iPhone 5 types random letters and dials random numbers

MY iPhone 5 types random letters and dials random numbers even when I am not holding the phone

Hello diana239,
If your iPhone is randomly accessing apps and dialing out, then take a look at the article below to troubleshoot issues with the display on your iPhone.
If the screen on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch doesn't respond to touch
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201406
Regards,
-Norm G.

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1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
16 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
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BANK 1/DIMM0
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Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
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Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
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